OT; Was Re: Updates

[Vince <wa...@verizon.net>]

Are you aware that your comments are not a part of the OP's thread.  Why 
not change the Subject Line, next time? Was it useful to include the 
quoted materialwithin your OT message?

On 2/26/2016 2:20 PM, jd1008 wrote:
> PLease, I ask people to stop TOP POSTING!!! It destroys the sequential 
> flow of the thread!!!
> See bottom for my reply.
>
> On 02/26/2016 12:04 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: jd1008 [mailto:jd1008@gmail.com]
>>> Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 10:13
>>> To: Apache OpenOffice <us...@openoffice.apache.org>
>>> Subject: Updates
>>>
>>> Dear AOO developers,
>>> Thank you for this excellent product.
>>> Currently running AOO 4.1.2
>>>
>>> I have a small problem with updating an extension.
>>>
>>> When I open a document, I get a banner that there is an update
>>> to an extension (English spelling ..... etc).
>>> So, I click on Update  and NOTHING HAPPENS.
>>>
>>> So, why would you insert the alert code in the product, and then
>>> not execute the update when the user clicks on it?
>>>
>>> If the issue is that the user is NOT root, then why do you offer
>>> the no-op  "Update" button on the banner? Why do you not offer
>>> instead a button to download the update to disk,, so that the user
>>> can run sudo ...etc to install the update?
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>> JD
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> You speak of root and I assume that means you are using a Linux 
>> version of AOO 4.1.2?
>>
>> The extension procedure should be the same for all platforms.  I 
>> checked the procedure using AOO 4.1.2 (on Windows 10) and here is 
>> what my experience is:
>>
>>   1. The notice comes up when I open AOO Writer.  It invites a click 
>> for "further information."
>>
>>   2. I click on the download button (small button with downward 
>> facing arrow that the notice points to).
>>
>>   3. A dialog box labeled "Extension Update" opens and there is a 
>> checked name of an available extension (e.g., the Version 2016.02.01 
>> English spelling and hyphenation dictionaries and thesaurus ...).
>>
>>   4. Yes, the button at the bottom of the dialog says "Install".  
>> This is inaccurate.  There are no automatic installs in Apache 
>> OpenOffice.
>>
>>   5.If I click on the Install button, I am taken to a web page, 
>> <http://extensions.openoffice.org/node/17102/update>, that describes 
>> the extension and provides a Download button for it. There is also a 
>> list of available version, starting with the most-recent, with 
>> available downloads.  There are instructions on how to complete the 
>> download and install the extension.
>>
>> QUESTIONS
>>
>>   A. Are you not seeing the dialog in (3)?
>>
>>   B. Is your concern that (4) is inaccurate?
>>
>>   C. Is the procedure at the web page, (5) clear?
>>
>>   D. Is your request that there be an automatic Install of updates?
>>
>>
>> There are some simple steps we might be able to take to clarify this, 
>> as first steps, without changing the actual procedure.
>>
>> First, help us understand the specific problem you are observing and 
>> what you are asking for.
>>
>>   - Dennis
>>
>>
>>
> I am referring to your point #5. Clicking on Install DOES NOT open the 
> browser (firefox).
>
>
Are you aware that your comments are not a meaningful  part of the OP's 
thread.  Why not change the Subject Line, next time? Was it useful to 
include the quoted material within your OT message?

Re: OT; Was Re: Updates

[toki <to...@gmail.com>]

On 27/02/2016 00:58, Vince wrote:

> Why not change the Subject Line, next time? 

In a correctly implemented email client, changing only the subject line
will _not_ change threading behaviour.

jonathon

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