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In article , Wolf K
wrote: [...] From the user's POV a standard method would mean they wouldn't, for example, have to worry about whether someone else can open the files sent to them, something that happens far too often when volunteers get together to get something done. the users have a standard method: file/open..., drag/drop or even just tap the space bar, regardless of format. it 'just works'. [...][ I wasn't talking about how to open a file. yes you were. this is what you wrote: wouldn't, for example, have to worry about whether someone else can open the files sent to them, something that happens far too often when you *specifically* mentioned worrying about opening files. if you weren't talking about opening files, why did you mention it and what were you talking about? that there are many formats? users don't give a **** how many formats there are. all they care about is that they can get their work done. Your repeated misreading indicates that you have a serious problem relating statements in context. i'm going by what you wrote. |
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On Aug 26, 2017, Wolf K wrote
(in article ): On 2017-08-26 15:07, nospam wrote: [...] Ordinary users have a huge variety of devices and software. Most of them buy new(er) stuff every 5 to 10 years, most people replace their computer every 3-5 years and 2-3 years for mobile. That may be true globally, but the devil is in the details. which means legacy systems abound. no they don't. [...] What I can't understand is a) why you keep making categorical either/or statements. Wolf K, meet nospam. Nospam, Wolf K. b) why you refuse to believe other people's reports. Welcome to the nospam vortex. BTW: Is this response the right way up? Data point for you: About a month ago, the secretary for a local volunteer group that I belong to sent around a document, then sent it again in different format, because too many recipients couldn't open it. Just use a digital cutting torch. ;-) -- Regards, Savageduck |
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On Sat, 26 Aug 2017 17:24:47 -0400, Wolf K
wrote: On 2017-08-26 15:07, nospam wrote: [...] From the user's POV a standard method would mean they wouldn't, for example, have to worry about whether someone else can open the files sent to them, something that happens far too often when volunteers get together to get something done. the users have a standard method: file/open..., drag/drop or even just tap the space bar, regardless of format. it 'just works'. [...][ I wasn't talking about how to open a file. Your repeated misreading indicates that you have a serious problem relating statements in context. -BINGO- -- Regards, Eric Stevens |
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In article , Wolf K
wrote: And it supports my opinion that standards should not be left up to developers. Too many clashes between people with limited imaginations and unlimited egos. Your tidbit about devs who assumed unchanging de facto standards, aka past practice, reinforces that opinion. those standards should be left to developers because they're the ones who will be using the standards. Your comment completely misunderstands my intention. But this time I won't explain it to you. you completely misunderstand software development. My comment wasn't about about software development, it was about people. Last I looked, the class "people" still included the class "software developers". You probasbly have more up-to-date information than I, of course. developers are the only people who are in a position to decide what should be part of a given software/hardware standard since they're the ones who have to deal with it going forward, not people as a whole and certainly not end users in any way. |
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In article , Wolf K
wrote: Data point for you: About a month ago, the secretary for a local volunteer group that I belong to sent around a document, then sent it again in different format, because too many recipients couldn't open it. big deal. that just means she doesn't know what she's doing and also has nothing to do with the existence of legacy systems. find another volunteer asap. It meant that she understood that she hadn't taken the existence of legacy machines into account. When she circulated a document that she had prepared on her machine, she ran into a common problem: A few of the recipients didn't have the software that could read it. The secretary output the document in a format those old system could read. So you see, the glitch had everything to do with the existence of legacy systems. there's nothing to take into account. distribute a pdf and anyone can read it, even on old outdated systems. user error. BTW, I've run into the same problem, which is why I now circulate only RTFs or PDFs. so why didn't she do as you do, distribute a pdf? like i said, she didn't know what she was doing. And why did this stupid glitch happen? For reasons that have nothing to do with software development, but everything with to do with people. Such as deciding to break compatibility in order to force software updates in order to increase revenue. microsoft had a long history for doing exactly that and could get away with it because they had a monopoly where people had no choice but to suck it up. fortunately, those days are gone. |
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In article , Wolf K
wrote: this is what you wrote: wouldn't, for example, have to worry about whether someone else can open the files sent to them, something that happens far too often when you *specifically* mentioned worrying about opening files. Which you took to mean "how-to-open", but which the context (packaging data) makes quite clear meant "able-to-open". The fact is that too many people still run into the problem of not being able to open a file, not because they don't know how, but because their system can't handle that particular data-package. they don't run into that problem much anymore. the vast majority of files are in well established formats, such as jpeg, pdf, mp3, etc., which every system can handle. those who use niche formats (e.g., dicom) will have the necessary software to handle it. In the Olden Days (which you should recall, what with your decades of experience), that was in fact so common that image-viewer ads (for example) touted the number of different file formats they could open. Even today, the latest upgrade to one of my programs highlights that it can not only open but process more file formats than ever before. and just how often do you actually *use* all of those obscure formats? if you weren't talking about opening files, why did you mention it and what were you talking about? that there are many formats? Well, of course. That still causes problems, even if you don't run across it. it doesn't cause problems because the common formats are supported and the rare ones are just that, rare. users don't give a **** how many formats there are. all they care about is that they can get their work done. Yeah, and they royally ****ed off when they can't open a file because it's in a format their software can't open. simple solution: download the appropriate software. user error. |
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