https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=158876
Bug ID: 158876
Summary: Autocorrect options are very confusing and difficult
to use
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.6.4.1 release
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: minor
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
The AutoCorrect options, accessible on the menus through Tools > AutoCorrect >
AutoCorrect Options... , and then choosing the Options tab - are IMHO a jumbled
mess that is very difficult to understand:
* There is no sub-categorization of the ~20 items, while
* Some are corrections, some change content between two valid choices, some
don't change content at all
* Some apply new formatting, some alter formatting, some don't format at all.
* Some changes are paragraph-level, some are character-level, some are
multi-paragraph
* For most items, it is not indicated what replaces what. Examples:
* "Create Table" - when? Out of what? ;
* "Replace dashes" - which dashes get replaced? What are they replaced with?
* "Use replacement table" - to replace what? And what's in the table?
* Many items are just generally confusing
* "Ignore double spaces" - how is that different from not ignoring them?
* "Apply border" - Border of what? Apply it to what? When?
* "DOI citation recognition" - Writer doesn't even have citation management;
what's this even supposed to do? (Hint: it doesn't actually recognize DOI
numbers...)
I believe we should both reorgnize this pane somewhat, and do some careful
renaming.
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