Annoying Windows Problems

BigV · 02-28-2007, 04:32 PM

Ok. Listen. The save as windows are distinct from Windows explorer. They're only pointing to the same computer/resource coincidentally. The display mode of Windows explorer is set in windows explorer under tools -- folder -- options view, etc. In an application, the display mode of the file dialog is set in that application.

Open, say, Word. type some stuff. now, file -- save as. the dialog box displays the location and the contents in *some* way. Change that way, using the little view icon thingy. Close the dialog box. Close the application (word). Now reopen it. type some more stuff. choose file -- save as. How does it display? *for me* it displays in the same way it did the last time it was opened. Set it and forget it.

Kitsune · 03-01-2007, 08:16 AM

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the war in iraq, global warming and slippery wiimotes are not enough for you?!

Dude, all of those are silly things of no consequence. This is the OS I have to use at work. By force. A Microsoft OS. This is serious.

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Originally Posted by BigV

In an application, the display mode of the file dialog is set in that application.

For everything from IE and Firefox's "Save As..." to Winamp's "Open File...", they all display Z-A by default each and every time. This tells me it is a common setting in Explorer.

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Originally Posted by BigV

Open, say, Word. type some stuff. now, file -- save as. the dialog box displays the location and the contents in *some* way.

Ah! Word 2003 displays correctly, but the dialog box is different from other applications. It does not share the same settings as the other 'standard' file dialog boxes. Uh...wha? Who engineered this junk?

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Originally Posted by BigV

Change that way, using the little view icon thingy. Close the dialog box. Close the application (word). Now reopen it. type some more stuff. choose file -- save as. How does it display? *for me* it displays in the same way it did the last time it was opened. Set it and forget it.

Under Word with its specialized dialog box that has preview functionality, etc, yes. Under everything else that uses the standard Explorer 'Save As'/'Open...' dialog box, the changes don't stick.

Word on top (scrolled slightly to show order), standard dialog on the bottom.

Perry Winkle · 03-01-2007, 08:18 AM

that's pretty f'n weird

i'm unemployed so I don't have access to Windows to try and figure it out...sowwy.

02-28-2007, 04:32 PM	#1
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Ok. Listen. The save as windows are distinct from Windows explorer. They're only pointing to the same computer/resource coincidentally. The display mode of Windows explorer is set in windows explorer under tools -- folder -- options view, etc. In an application, the display mode of the file dialog is set in that application. Open, say, Word. type some stuff. now, file -- save as. the dialog box displays the location and the contents in some way. Change that way, using the little view icon thingy. Close the dialog box. Close the application (word). Now reopen it. type some more stuff. choose file -- save as. How does it display? for me it displays in the same way it did the last time it was opened. Set it and forget it. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-01-2007, 08:18 AM	#3
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	that's pretty f'n weird i'm unemployed so I don't have access to Windows to try and figure it out...sowwy.

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