Open office, a godsend and a nuisance?
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From: Cor Nouws on 8 Dec 2009 11:27 Hi Chris, chris.novello(a)pcc.edu wrote (8-12-2009 12:53) > I'm a student and i love using open office, i love what it > represents, i love how it works and compaires to word, but i want to > address something i think is long overdue in addressing; And i'm > [...] Thanks for all the compliments. Pls spread the wOOord :-) > When you are working on a document, nothing, i repeat, nothing, is > more annoying then when it tries, in all friendly intention, to edit > the document for you. > [...] Apart from the individual settings (a), there is the powerful generic possibility to turn it all of in one action (b). a. - Tools|Autocorrect (up until version 3.0) - Tools|Autocorrect options (version 3.1 and higher) b. - Format|Autoformat|While typing (up until version 3.0) - Format|AutoCorrect|While typing (version 3.1 and higher) Hope you are happy to use those. Best wishes, Cor (I've send a cc to you, because you are not subscribed to the mailing list; Please mail to the list only. To subscribe, mail to: discuss-subscribe(a)openoffice.org ) -- Cor Nouws - nl.OpenOffice.org marketing contact - Community Contributor Representative in the Community Council Gevoel niet vrij te zijn? Zie www.nieuwsteversie.nl --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: Gordon on 12 Dec 2009 12:05 chris.novello(a)pcc.edu wrote: > Hello to those at open office or those in discussion of open office. I'm a student and i love using open office, i love what it represents, i love how it works and compaires to word, but i want to address something i think is long overdue in addressing; And i'm taking a break from my finals study to address it because it is so annoying it makes open office go from a godsend to a nuisance. > > When you are working on a document, nothing, i repeat, nothing, is more annoying then when it tries, in all friendly intention, to edit the document for you. The most important of these auto-editings to address here is simply when you are numbering something, and it FORCES a space, about tab size, before each of your numbered lines. In word, i believe there is a little helper that pops up at the bottom of the screen, that when scrolled over gives you the option to disable this nuisance from hell. In contrast, open office forces you to investigate the matter like a technician, and has the most disgusting, albeit detailed, options window, that anyone simply wanting to disable the autonumbering option will cringe at seeing. > > CAN it be made, that an update could allow for simple, nearly AUTO disabling of this auto-nuisance? I'm crossing my fingers and going back to studying. On another note, thank you for reading and thank you for an amazing program! > > Chris > Just the same as MS Word then.....THAT has some horrific annoyances as well.... --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: Cor Nouws on 12 Dec 2009 16:23 Gordon wrote (12-12-09 18:05) > Just the same as MS Word then.....THAT has some horrific annoyances as > well.... Not really... Anyway, in the MsWrd versions that I know of, there is no such convenient one-tick-turn-off-all option as in OpenOffice.org Writer. Ciao, Cor -- Cor Nouws - nl.OpenOffice.org marketing contact - Community Contributor Representative in the Community Council Gevoel niet vrij te zijn? Zie www.nieuwsteversie.nl --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: Gordon on 14 Dec 2009 09:31 Cor Nouws wrote: > Gordon wrote (12-12-09 18:05) >> Just the same as MS Word then.....THAT has some horrific annoyances as >> well.... > > Not really... Oh yes it does.....write a paragraph, press tab to indent the first line and the WHOLE DAM PARAGRAPH indents....you have to turn that off in advanced settings..... --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: "Bruce Martin" on 14 Dec 2009 10:32 Dear Fellow Writers: I have had this on occasions, especially when the text has been imported or pasted from another application or possibly a website. Since this doesn't ALWAYS happen, it suggests that that block of text has a hidden character in it that may be the problem. I have also had the experience of the Text to table function not functioning as would be expected. Here is my usual solution for some of these anomalies: 1) Paste the text into a DOS .TXT file, then copy it from that file and paste the results into the Writer file. This usually strips all the HTML tags and other unwanted formatting that came hidden in the original selection copied to the clipboard. (I keep this file in my personal Templates folder and call it TmtTxt.TXT. I also place a shortcut of it into the Default user startup folder, and adjust the startup size of that shortcut to minimise. This will cause the file to load minimised in the tray automatically on reboot, so it is handy when the rest of the screen is crowded with stuff on top. One never knows from minute to minute when they are going to need this resource, so it is handy to have it there. When you are at the stage of setting the minimise on that shortcut, I suggest you also set a hotkey (such as {F3}) so if in your regular work it accidentally gets closed, you can reopen it without pushing other stuff aside. 2) Before running a text to table command, Open the non-printing characters option in "View" and look for a series of faint characters at the end of the lines. These are similar to Hard CR's and cannot be searched, so they have to be removed individually. When you remove them, the next line will jump up to the end of the line from which You removed that character, so press {enter} and set a line feed that Writer will cooperate with. This will cure a lot of the headaches that come with text to which the text to table command may be applied. Another suggestion for Text to table: If I am working in English, before doing the conversion, I will do a series of search and replaces for characters or combinations of characters that preceed the place where I want a column (field) break in the future table. Typically, I replace the string with the original string modified to change the last character (often a space) to a non-English character, such as Ñ {alt-165}. When I have pre-edited my block of text this way to get all the required field shifts covered by one of these Ñ characters, I can then do my text to table using Ñ as my special character in the text to table command. When the table is formed, the column breaks should be exactly as was intended, since it is acting on a character that normally would never appear in English. If I see something out on place, I can then press {CTRL-z} to go back and fix the placing of my Ñ characters and then repeat the text to table command. This character can be used with text in any language in which it does not normally exist (such as French). If you are working in Spanish, you will need to choose a different character that is not used in Spanish. Logically, if the block of text is multilingual, the special character must be one that is not used in any of the included languages - something for us polyglots to remember. Now I see this is egging me on to go for breakfast. (guffaw!) Best regards, Bruce Martin. -----Original Message----- From: news [mailto:news(a)ger.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Gordon Sent: December 14, 2009 9:31 AM To: discuss(a)openoffice.org Subject: [discuss] Re: Open office, a godsend and a nuisance? Cor Nouws wrote: > Gordon wrote (12-12-09 18:05) >> Just the same as MS Word then.....THAT has some horrific annoyances as >> well.... > > Not really... Oh yes it does.....write a paragraph, press tab to indent the first line and the WHOLE DAM PARAGRAPH indents....you have to turn that off in advanced settings..... --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.716 / Virus Database: 270.14.107/2564 - Release Date: 12/14/09 02:37:00
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