Re: [libreoffice-users] CANNOT INSTALL LIBRE OFFICE SUITES

On 09/18/2014 06:12 AM, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
> On 18/09/14 10:12, Gary Collins wrote:
> > Hi,
> > yes, it can be hard to find file extensions. That's one of the first 
> > things I set up on any new computer. Here's how to do it (windows7; 
> > Win 8 is probably similar):
> > 1) in a windows explore window, click 'organize' and choose 'folder 
> > and search options.'
> > 2) in the 'folder options' dialog that opens, click 'view'
> > 3) UNcheck the box that says 'Hide extensions for known file types.'
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > /Gary
>
> This is why there was so much nonsense with the introduction of OOXML 
> in MS Office - as "display file extensions" is off by default (why one 
> wonders?), people were sending OOXML documents to recipients who had 
> MSO 2003 or earlier, not knowing that the document was *.docx instead 
> of *.doc, and of course the recipients couldn't open them!
>
> Typical MS.....

The hiding extensions is a pain and if you choose to use the non-default 
one for a package, like .doc instead of .docx, it can get messy not 
seeing it.  It gets worse when you are dealing with graphics.  One of my 
packages GIMP no longer saves graphics in the "standard" formats, but 
requires you to export them, and now uses their one proprietary format 
for the save option.  So with Windows hiding option you will not easily 
know if you made a mistake and saved the file and not exported.

There are a lot of issues that can come up if you do not un-check the 
auto hide option for extensions and many other auto hide uses.

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