"Would you like to save changes?"

[vakkotaur]

That message is one I expect to see if I made changes to some file and tried to exit the program without having saved the file. That's fine. I like that reminder. It's useful and has saved me headaches and re-work.

What I do not like is using Word, saving the file, printing it, and then being asked if I want to save changes. Huh? I made no changes. I printed the file. Printing is not editing. Or with Excel, I open a spreadsheet, look at it, make no changes - not even moving the highlighted cell or scrollbars! - and when I close the thing I get asked if I want to save changes. There were no changes. Why ask if I want to save changes when there aren't any?

Is it any wonder I prefer to use third party software whenever possible?

Comments

[kinkyturtle.livejournal.com]

Notepad used to do that to me if I just switched word wrap on or off. A display change that makes no change to the actual file itself.

[vakkotaur.livejournal.com]

I recall that happening. I just checked and the version of Notepad that's comes with XP doesn't do that, so evidently some small progress is made, eventually.