In another thread in this list there has been discussion about the Help in
OOo. In reality I think it's only just OK. There are many examples I've
discovered over the years (I don't have details, mea culpa) where a search
leads to a completely unrelated topic. The example that triggered this post
was generated by the thread in question ("Suggestions" started 10 Nov).
The OP asked about Autocomplete in Calc. I created a blank Calc sheet, hit
Help and entered Autocomplete into the Index search. The left (headings)
pane shows "AutoComplete function in text and list boxes" which is promising
but then the right (details) pane shows "General Shortcut Keys in
OpenOffice.org" which is entirely unhelpful.
If you enter "Autocomplete" into the Find search box you get the following:
Open
Using the Filter Navigator
General Shortcut Keys in OpenOffice.org
Writing aids
Writing Aids
Data
which, again, is not really very useful.
If you type "Auto complete" (note the space) into the Find search box you
get a much longer list. In this list is an entry "Word Completion". It's
entry says
"To access this command... Choose Tools - AutoCorrect Options - Word
Completion tab "
But there is no "Word Completion tab" in the *Calc* set of AutoCorrect
options. Writer, yes; Calc, no.
It seems to me that there should be a concentrated project to tidy this up
so that (a) the index entries are made to point to relevant text and (b) the
help is made relevant to its context (Calc, Writer etc.) or is made to
explain that an option is, for example, only available in Writer.
Entering a bug report for each error one finds is far too laborious, not
only because the bug reporting system is such a mess - but that's a separate
thread.
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Harold Fuchs
London, England
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