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Posted to users@openoffice.apache.org by David Cobble <da...@gmail.com> on 2021/08/12 23:14:06 UTC
PLEASE DISCONTINUE AUTOMATIC FORMATTING
DEAR OPEN-OFFICE,
THE AUTOMATIC FORMATTING FEATURES ON YOUR SOFTWARE *IS A NIGHTMARE FOR
WRITERS!*
WE DO NOT NEED IT. WE DO NOT NEED YOUR PLATFORM MAKING FORMATTING
DECISIONS FOR US.
I'M SURE I SPEAK FOR LOTS OF WRITERS.
YOUR "DROP CAP" FEATURE KEEPS ASSERTING ITSELF INTO MY WRITING. WHY WOULD
YOU MAKE SUCH A FEATURE AUTOMATIC?
*DROP CAPS ARE RARELY USED! IT IS TOTALLY USELESS TO MAKE THEM
AUTOMATIC!!!*
__________________________________________________________________________
AND WHY WOULD YOU MAKE AUTO CAPITALIZATION A FEATURE?
*IF I DO NOT CAPITALIZE A LINE OR WORD, IT'S BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT IT
CAPITALIZED!!!*
*IT IS EXTREMELY AGGRAVATING TO STOP MY WRITING ALL THE TIME TO CORRECT
YOUR AUTO FORMATTING. IT INTERFERES WITH RHYTHM AND PRODUCTIVITY AND
CONSUMES MENTAL ENERGY.*
*PLEASE DISCONTINUE AUTO FORMATTING. WRITERS LIKE TO DO THEIR OWN
FORMATTING.*
*.*
Re: PLEASE DISCONTINUE AUTOMATIC FORMATTING
Posted by Fernando Cassia <fc...@gmail.com>.
You seem to have no problems with writing in all caps, that's for sure.
FC
On Thu., 12 Aug. 2021, 21:39 David Cobble, <da...@gmail.com> wrote:
> DEAR OPEN-OFFICE,
>
> THE AUTOMATIC FORMATTING FEATURES ON YOUR SOFTWARE *IS A NIGHTMARE FOR
> WRITERS!*
>
> WE DO NOT NEED IT. WE DO NOT NEED YOUR PLATFORM MAKING FORMATTING
> DECISIONS FOR US.
>
> I'M SURE I SPEAK FOR LOTS OF WRITERS.
>
> YOUR "DROP CAP" FEATURE KEEPS ASSERTING ITSELF INTO MY WRITING. WHY WOULD
> YOU MAKE SUCH A FEATURE AUTOMATIC?
>
> *DROP CAPS ARE RARELY USED! IT IS TOTALLY USELESS TO MAKE THEM
> AUTOMATIC!!!*
>
> __________________________________________________________________________
>
> AND WHY WOULD YOU MAKE AUTO CAPITALIZATION A FEATURE?
>
> *IF I DO NOT CAPITALIZE A LINE OR WORD, IT'S BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT IT
> CAPITALIZED!!!*
>
> *IT IS EXTREMELY AGGRAVATING TO STOP MY WRITING ALL THE TIME TO CORRECT
> YOUR AUTO FORMATTING. IT INTERFERES WITH RHYTHM AND PRODUCTIVITY AND
> CONSUMES MENTAL ENERGY.*
>
> *PLEASE DISCONTINUE AUTO FORMATTING. WRITERS LIKE TO DO THEIR OWN
> FORMATTING.*
>
>
>
>
> *.*
>
Re: PLEASE DISCONTINUE AUTOMATIC FORMATTING
Posted by Fernando Cassia <fc...@gmail.com>.
If you Google for "automatic capitalization OpenOffice" the first search
result is this:
*How do I stop OpenOffice.org from changing the first letter of a word to
uppercase?*
1. Select Tools > AutoCorrect Options and then the Options tab.
2. Near the top of the list, uncheck the [T] box next to "Capitalize
first letter of every sentence".
3. Click OK at the bottom of the dialog to apply the change.
Aug 7, 2018
Best
,
FC
On Thu., 12 Aug. 2021, 21:39 David Cobble, <da...@gmail.com> wrote:
> DEAR OPEN-OFFICE,
>
> THE AUTOMATIC FORMATTING FEATURES ON YOUR SOFTWARE *IS A NIGHTMARE FOR
> WRITERS!*
>
> WE DO NOT NEED IT. WE DO NOT NEED YOUR PLATFORM MAKING FORMATTING
> DECISIONS FOR US.
>
> I'M SURE I SPEAK FOR LOTS OF WRITERS.
>
> YOUR "DROP CAP" FEATURE KEEPS ASSERTING ITSELF INTO MY WRITING. WHY WOULD
> YOU MAKE SUCH A FEATURE AUTOMATIC?
>
> *DROP CAPS ARE RARELY USED! IT IS TOTALLY USELESS TO MAKE THEM
> AUTOMATIC!!!*
>
> __________________________________________________________________________
>
> AND WHY WOULD YOU MAKE AUTO CAPITALIZATION A FEATURE?
>
> *IF I DO NOT CAPITALIZE A LINE OR WORD, IT'S BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT IT
> CAPITALIZED!!!*
>
> *IT IS EXTREMELY AGGRAVATING TO STOP MY WRITING ALL THE TIME TO CORRECT
> YOUR AUTO FORMATTING. IT INTERFERES WITH RHYTHM AND PRODUCTIVITY AND
> CONSUMES MENTAL ENERGY.*
>
> *PLEASE DISCONTINUE AUTO FORMATTING. WRITERS LIKE TO DO THEIR OWN
> FORMATTING.*
>
>
>
>
> *.*
>
Re: PLEASE DISCONTINUE AUTOMATIC FORMATTING
Posted by Rory O'Farrell <of...@iol.ie>.
On Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:14:06 -0400
David Cobble <da...@gmail.com> wrote:
> DEAR OPEN-OFFICE,
>
> THE AUTOMATIC FORMATTING FEATURES ON YOUR SOFTWARE *IS A NIGHTMARE FOR
> WRITERS!*
>
> WE DO NOT NEED IT. WE DO NOT NEED YOUR PLATFORM MAKING FORMATTING
> DECISIONS FOR US.
>
> I'M SURE I SPEAK FOR LOTS OF WRITERS.
>
> YOUR "DROP CAP" FEATURE KEEPS ASSERTING ITSELF INTO MY WRITING. WHY WOULD
> YOU MAKE SUCH A FEATURE AUTOMATIC?
>
> *DROP CAPS ARE RARELY USED! IT IS TOTALLY USELESS TO MAKE THEM
> AUTOMATIC!!!*
>
> __________________________________________________________________________
>
> AND WHY WOULD YOU MAKE AUTO CAPITALIZATION A FEATURE?
>
> *IF I DO NOT CAPITALIZE A LINE OR WORD, IT'S BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT IT
> CAPITALIZED!!!*
>
> *IT IS EXTREMELY AGGRAVATING TO STOP MY WRITING ALL THE TIME TO CORRECT
> YOUR AUTO FORMATTING. IT INTERFERES WITH RHYTHM AND PRODUCTIVITY AND
> CONSUMES MENTAL ENERGY.*
>
> *PLEASE DISCONTINUE AUTO FORMATTING. WRITERS LIKE TO DO THEIR OWN
> FORMATTING.*
Another "writer" who cannot or does not read any instructions!
There are many works on formatting long documents in either OpenOffice or LibreOffice; the "Writer for Students" reference is relatively brief.
https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Writer_for_Students
PDF file at at
http://openoffice-uni.org
See the file referenced in this posting for an overview of the use of Styles
https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?p=275320#p275320
This document may be helpful for those writing a book
http://documentation.openoffice.org/whitepapers/
Bruce Byfield's book, Designing with LibreOffice, also covers Apache OpenOffice. It focuses on the use of styles and templates, mainly in Writer but with some info on Calc, Impress, and Draw.
A PDF of the book, and/or a zip file of the chapter ODTs, can be downloaded free from the book's website. If you prefer, you can buy a printed copy. http://designingwithlibreoffice.com
Another work on writing and formatting a book in LibreOffice is
https://frommindtotype.wordpress.com/writer-book/
For Macs, there is much useful information in
https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=89283
If you don't like the editor you are using there are many others you can choose.
--
Rory O'Farrell <of...@iol.ie>
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