Re: Opinions wanted

It happens with any doc file with Windows.
Sorry, I'm right - just tried it. It opens the doc file in IE with Word
menus but the application is still IE, look at the title of the window.
It's not word, yeah it may have word menus and a ruler but no word toolbar
to be seen, just a few extra buttons.
You have to use Save Target As by right clicking to get the file out
They try and encourage you to use Word for html editing

Ben Bradley UK
Creative Director
http://www.thenetzone.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: Freda Lockert <fredalockert(at)clara.co.uk>
To: Ben Bradley UK <bradley(at)mudmail.co.uk>
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: Opinions wanted


> >Yeah this annoys me too.
> >IE5 (not sure about 4) automatically launch Excel and Word files in the
> >browser when you download them but I've never heard of one opening up
word.
> >Are you sure you didn't click 'Open File From its Current Location'
instead
> >of 'Save To Disk' when the dialogue comes up for an http or ftp file
> >transfer request from the browser?
>
> Sorry Ben, but no, and I have a sane witness to prove it!  I just
> left clicked once to follow what looks like a normal link, there was
> no message of any kind from the browser. I visited again on my Mac
> and now see the status bar shows the link is to a .doc file.
>
> The page is http://www.chipcoll.ac.uk/positions.htm.
>
> BTW, my post to the Webmaster bounced (sigh).
>
> Freda
> --
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