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Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers

From Alan Baker <email@domain.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers
Date 2015-05-04 19:02 -0700
Organization Datemas.de http://www.news.datemas.de
Message-ID <mi98aq$2gi$1@news.datemas.de> (permalink)
References <201504251721018948-xxx@yyyzzz> <2015050418444852911-xxx@yyyzzz>

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On 2015-05-05 01:44:48 +0000, gtr said:

> On 2015-05-04 23:44:39 +0000, Alan Baker said:
> 
>> On 2015-05-04 23:30:34 +0000, gtr said:
>> 
>>> On 2015-05-04 22:53:39 +0000, Alan Baker said:
>>> 
>>>> On 2015-05-04 22:42:15 +0000, gtr said:
>>>> 
>>>>> On 2015-05-04 22:21:18 +0000, Alan Baker said:
>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> What you want can't be done (referring to your original post).  Apple
>>>>>>>>> screwed up how we initiate the use of those programs  (Text edit too
>>>>>>>>> to my everlasting frustration).
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> No, actually: they didn't.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Yes. They did.  On Macs prior the change apps opened with a blank doc 
>>>>>>> (Textedit, Pages, Numbers, Keynote).  At some point (Mountain Lion?) 
>>>>>>> Apple changed it to the current scheme that irritates the OP, myself 
>>>>>>> and others.  There was, at the time, a lively discussion here.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> What are the things you might want to do with you first open an
>>>>>>>> application such as Pages:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 1. Start a new document. You can do that from the initial startup of
>>>>>>>> Pages and Numbers with either the mouse or the keyboard.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> No.  You get a file selection window and not a blank document.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> "No." What I said is the literal truth.
>>>>> 
>>>>> It is, except for one thing.
>>>> 
>>>> It is, period.
>>> 
>>> Issuing command-N; it's an activity.
>> 
>> Yes.
>> 
>> WHICH IS WHAT I SAID!
>> 
>> "Start a new document. You can do that from the initial startup of 
>> Pages and Numbers with either the mouse or the keyboard."
>> 
>>> I'm not sure how it is that you refuse to accept that as another 
>>> element in the process, but I'm sure you have very good personal 
>>> reasons.
>> 
>> Please present the quote of this alleged denial.
> 
> I give up. Is that enough?

Try the less passive-agressive, "my mistake".

:-)

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Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-25 17:21 -0700
  Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-25 19:06 -0700
    Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-26 09:16 -0700
      Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-26 10:02 -0700
        Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-26 11:12 -0700
          Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-04-26 19:17 +0100
            Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-04-26 11:21 -0700
              Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-04-26 19:26 +0100
              Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-26 17:18 -0700
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-04-26 20:22 -0700
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-26 23:22 -0700
            Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-26 11:47 -0700
          Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-04-26 11:19 -0700
            Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-26 17:19 -0700
          Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-26 11:43 -0700
            Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-26 17:22 -0700
              Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-04-26 20:21 -0700
          Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-26 19:19 +0000
  Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-04-25 22:50 -0400
    Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-26 09:18 -0700
      Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-26 16:57 +0000
  Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-04 11:51 -0400
    Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-05-04 10:22 -0700
      Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-04 13:57 -0400
        Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-05-04 11:26 -0700
          Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-04 18:05 -0400
            Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-04 18:17 -0400
            Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-05-04 15:40 -0700
              Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-04 19:18 -0400
        Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-05-04 13:34 -0700
          Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-04 18:12 -0400
            Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-05-04 15:21 -0700
              Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-04 18:32 -0400
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-05-04 23:37 +0100
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-05-04 15:52 -0700
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-04 19:23 -0400
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-05-04 16:43 -0700
              Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-05-04 15:42 -0700
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-05-04 15:53 -0700
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-05-04 16:30 -0700
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-05-04 16:44 -0700
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-05-04 18:44 -0700
                Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-05-04 19:02 -0700
            Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-05-04 23:30 +0100
              Re: Startup for Pages, Numbers gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-05-04 16:25 -0700

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