Re:Disrespectful Design – Users aren’t stupid or lazy
by WWLink on Sunday September 13, 2020 @05:16PM
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I wonder if it was a bug in the way Windows handles "libraries". Like going to "documents" instead of going to c:\users\blah\documents. In fact I bet that's what it was. Maybe it thinks a USB stick is part of the "Documents" library or something.
Re:Disrespectful Design – Users aren’t stupid or lazy
by rightbyte on Monday September 14, 2020 @05:17AM
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Non-english Windows has magic names for program, downloads, documents etc folders.
I see alot of apps using hardcoded paths since they create a "downloads" folder and save stuff to it.
Alot of bugs are exposed in a non US-eng install.
Then says "hey hon, It won't let me save."
I see the error. Can't access disk. Immediately I think, well I replaced the HDD with and SSD, so that's probably not the problem. I look at the folder she's accessing, everything looks normal. It shows a bunch of other files in it. I go up a folder and back into the folder, and everything looks great, click Save - > same error again.
Finally I go to my computer -> and path my way back all the way into the same folder, click Save. It works and she says thank you!
And I'm thinking, what the fuck that shouldn't have fixed it.. walking away dumbfounded. No problem since, there's nothing wrong with the disk she's been using the computer for days since. It was literally a bug in word's specialized save dialog.