Q: How to disable Versions completely

Never read so much drivel as I have read here, and so removed from the OP's enquiry. Walked into a battle of egos and superior vocabulary, by the looks of things. The ranters here have really 'cleared it up' for all concerned. NOT!!

DChord568 wrote:

 

That challenge remains unanswered.

As to does the question.

I figure that if I keep the ranters enraged in this forum, they will be too busy to go rant elsewhere and cause trouble for people sincerely looking for help.

Great social service you provide their etresoft; funny thing was, we were all thinking that keeping you occupied here would do exactly the same thing.

etresoft wrote:

 

I figure that if I keep the ranters enraged in this forum, they will be too busy to go rant elsewhere and cause trouble for people sincerely looking for help.

So that's what you figure, huh.

Sounds like a rant to me.

Maybe you should spend more time away from your computer.

Neil from Oz wrote:

 

Never read so much drivel as I have read here, and so removed from the OP's enquiry. Walked into a battle of egos and superior vocabulary, by the looks of things. The ranters here have really 'cleared it up' for all concerned. NOT!!

 

 

DChord568 wrote:

 

That challenge remains unanswered.

As to does the question.

On the contrary, you clearly don't read; the question was answered a long time ago. If it escaped you the answer is:

There is no way to disable Versions in Apple apps that have it enabled. You can **** with it by deleting the documentrevisons folder on a regular basis, but since Versions is intricately linked with Autosave, you'll find this causes you more trouble than its worth. Lion will re-create that folder every 24 hours and there's nothing you can do about it.

If you don't like Versions, don't use Version-enabled apps. That is the answer.

Neil from Oz wrote:

 

Never read so much drivel as I have read here, and so removed from the OP's enquiry. Walked into a battle of egos and superior vocabulary, by the looks of things. The ranters here have really 'cleared it up' for all concerned. NOT!!

Seems to me that "drivel" is very easily countered and answered intelligently. Yet you've shown repeatedly, here and elsewhere, that you lack the capability to say anything beyond "you're stuck in the past." Perhaps you would be best-served by "walking out."

As noted, the answer to the specific question in this thread was indeed provided long ago. However, many are dissatisfied that this is the answer.

Because you're perfectly satisfied, you believe those who aren't should just shut up and go away. I believe it's understandable that they would talk about their dissatisfaction in a place that lends itself to this discussion.

To borrow a phrase from others, no one is forcing you to take part in this conversation.

softwater wrote:

 

If you don't like Versions, don't use Version-enabled apps. That is the answer.

But it's a most unsatisfactory answer if you use a Versions-enabled app every day of your working life, as I do, and know full well that there is no non-Versions-enabled app that can match its capabilities and ease of use.

No one has yet submitted a convincing argument as to why Apple cannot offer users of its iWork suite a choice as to whether they want to use Auto Save/Versions with it or not.

Agreed. But it doesn't change the facts as they stand.

Unlike the pedants in this thread, and as I think I intimated earlier in the thread, I believe Apple will eventually make it possible to opt out. I suspect that they won't do this well into Lion's development (7.6 or so) because they want developers and other OS's to follow their lead. I also think that eventually we'll see 3rd-party apps that offer equivalents to Preview, Pages and other iWorks stuff. Look at programs like Skim and Scrivener and Graphic Converter. It's only a matter of time before these guys catch on to the mood (especially as they're all Apple enthusiasts and in it for the love as much as the money).

Here's hoping anyway. If not, my next machine won't be a mac...

softwater wrote:

 

Great social service you provide their etresoft; funny thing was, we were all thinking that keeping you occupied here would do exactly the same thing.

You can always click on someone's account name and see their posting history. That is an easy way to see who is just here to rant.

etresoft wrote:

 

You can always click on someone's account name and see their posting history. That is an easy way to see who is just here to rant.

Indeed!!

Message was edited by: softwater to add one more laughing face

I have heard a cheep that the next update to MS Office 2011 will/might have Versions. I for one won't be in a hurry to upgrade.

SteveKir wrote:

 

I have heard a cheep that the next update to MS Office 2011 will/might have Versions. I for one won't be in a hurry to upgrade.

Yeah, I saw about a month ago that the Office forum was full of people asking for this feature... wait till they get it, then they'll be in for a shock.  

softwater wrote:

 

I also think that eventually we'll see 3rd-party apps that offer equivalents to Preview, Pages and other iWorks stuff.

Such programs have been around for many years. Preview and iWork are relatively new programs so they are going to try innovative ways attract new users and get users of older software to break out of their habits. Apple makes big changes like this on a regular basis. New developers can break into the Apple market by supporting new features that the "old standards" don't want to bother with. This is how Apple gives customers more choice.

Yawn, once again you're not reading what people write. I was replying to this:

 

if you use a Versions-enabled app every day of your working life, as I do, and know full well that there is no non-Versions-enabled app that can match its capabilities and ease of use.

Why does everybody have to s.p.e.l.l. everything out to you?

etresoft wrote:

 

You can always click on someone's account name and see their posting history. That is an easy way to see who is just here to rant.

That was a rant. It contributed nothing.