On Tuesday 22 March 2005 02:20, Jack & Naree wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *********************** > I hate the automatic formatting in Openoffice, it's so annoying, MS > Word is such a refreshing respite from the restrictiveness of OO. > It's a prime example of a software made un-userfriendly by loading it > with too many functions and features. Should just have a basic > wordprocessor with all the bells and whistles in categories with their > own menus and toolboxes. Most people don't use them anyway, only anal > office staff with time on their hands! > > problems I'm currently having in simple word processing: > - inability to do wordcount on selected text (a basic, basic requirement!) > - when you copy and paste the autoformatting means you can't even > delete to rearrange the text to where you want it! > - ...plus it pastes it with all the rubbish from the website or source > you pasted it from instead of just the raw text. > - ...plus you get it in a range of gay colours, and just changing it > back to black is a fiddly process. > - paragraphs and indentations are a waste of time, there's no rhyme or > reason, they just appear when and where you don't want them, and you > have to fiddle, fiddle, fiddle to get them anywhere near, total > dissatisfaction > - I hate "Times New Roman"! I want to set my own default text! > - speaking of text, I can't paste in funny alphbets like Japanese and > Thai, this is the 21st century for feck's sake! > - takes an age to load compared to MSword > > in short, it's just crap. it needs redesigning from a user POV rather > than a coder's POV.
Hi Jack, Thanks for the comments. However you may find it more productive to actually ask whether it is possible to change any of these features instead of whinning and flinging insults. For example you can change the autocompletion by using Tools -> Autocomplete/Autoformat -> Options. Almost al of your other points are also possible to change. Please reply to [email protected] only -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
