On 3/15/06, Rich Shepard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, yes, I agree. Moreover, it would be quite helpful to have the > > auto-replace feature to increase one's productivity of typing. By > > auto-replace feature I mean that feature that automatically replaces text, > > as one types, with predefined strings. For instance, "br" would expand to > > "Best regards", "uni" to university, and so on, according to the > > predefinitions of the user. > > As long as this can be turned off I won't put up a fuss. I despise this > "feature" in OO.o. When I'm writing, I'm writing. I don't want a computer > finishing my words, telling me I misspelled something, or pointing out that I > dropped soup on my tie. I'll check the spelling on _my_ schedule, thank you > very much. > > Now, if the F7 key was tied by default to the spelling checker as it used > to be, I'd be content.
Here, our tastes diverge. However, if both the inline spell-checker and the auto-replacer were offered as optional and configurable by the user, both disagreeing parts would agree! And by the way, you can turn off both features inside OOo. Paul
