On Wed, 6 Nov 2013 01:39:40 -0800 "URL J. von Palokangas" <noma...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have been using Apache Open Office Writer for about a month, and I have a > gripe and > a suggestion: > > GRIPE: > Open Office uses the incorrect slang term "Criteria" in its spell check and > in a couple of places in the > program itself. Look in the dictionary: The correct word is CRITERION for > a single requirement, > and the correct word for more than one requirement is CRITERIONS. It really > irritates me when > I'm writing a report or letter, and I use the correct word Criterion or > Criterions, and the spellcheck > marks it as an error. If you can't repair this, then I'm moving to a > different word processor. My sources suggest that CRIERIA is the more common plural (and this usually sits easier with those who have had a classical education); however, you can add your preferred spellings to a Custom dictionary, under /Tools /Options /Language settings /Languages /Writing aids. (Path from /Options is under Preferences on a mac) > > SUGGESTION: > Whenever I close a document, the program takes me back to the Open Office > program selection > menu. Why not do what MS Word does - just close the file and keep the program > running so I > can open a new file immediately instead of going out of the program and then > selecting it again > to continue working with another file. > > > Earl J. Kangas > from the > People's Socialist Republic of California > -- Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
