To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=105996 Issue #|105996 Summary|Non-intuitive AutoComplete/AutoFormat Component|ui Version|OOo 3.0.1 Platform|All URL| OS/Version|All Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|ENHANCEMENT Priority|P4 Subcomponent|ui Assigned to|uineedsconfirm Reported by|meh_whatever
------- Additional comments from meh_whate...@openoffice.org Sun Oct 18 02:11:37 +0000 2009 ------- So I'm editing a table in OO 3.1 and when I type False into a cell it becomes FALSE. I go to Tools->Options->OO Writer and find nothing about auto-complete/correct until I find through Google that auto correction/replacement options are actually under a tab in the Tools menu item Autocorrect... This is a UI failure. Options belong under Tools -> Options. Autocorrect options belong under: Tools -> Options -> OO Writer -> Auto Correction *NOT* Tools -> Autocorrect -> (Options Tab) After turning off the options I thought were applicable the problem remained until about 10 minutes later I stumble across a post referring to: Tools -> Options -> OO Writer -> Table -> Number Recognition and figure, "what the hell, might as well turn that off too". Suddenly problem solved, but WTF??! Firstly the word 'False' is not a number, even in the context of programming languages. Secondly, why is this auto-complete/correction option in yet another location?! Please, move these options to the correct place and stop capitalising booleans unless you have a *specific* "Capitalise Booleans in Tables" option. Frankly, auto-correct is an extremely annoying concept and I'm not convinced having it on by default is sensible. What is "correct" is highly context-dependent and my experience is that OOo and Word get corrections wrong as about as often as they get them right. This kind of nonsense belongs under "Spelling and Grammar" where the user is specifically asking to have their choice of grammar reviewed and where such revisions can be better managed. Call the automatic behaviours "AutoFormat" or "AutoCorrect" or whatever but don't call it one thing in one place and another thing somewhere else like you have now. I would recommend the term "Auto Replacements" since it more accurately describes what is going on (ie, there's no guarantee that the conversion is any more "correct" than what I typed). If you insist on "AutoFormat as you type" as a "feature" please provide a single "Turn off Auto Replacements" tickbox on a combined "Auto Replacements" options page that disables ALL auto-correct / auto-format options. This should should simply involve moving the menu item Format > AutoFormat > While Typing: NO to the Options dialog where it belongs. I realise Word probably does things this way but I've never considered Microsoft to be any good at UI design. What's next? OO with ribbon bars and menu options that vanish mysteriously? So in summary: 1.) Decide what you're going to call AutoCorrect/AutoFormat and use it consistently. 2.) Don't enable the feature by default, if you insist on that then at least make it easier to find and disable. 3.) If you're going to have options then put them under Tools -> Options 4.) Consider merging the AutoCorrect/AutoFormat functionality with "Spelling and Grammar" since they are practically identical in concept. 5.) Merge table autoformat/auto-numbering options into the general autoformat options. 6.) "True" and "False" are not numbers. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@ui.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: issues-h...@ui.openoffice.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: allbugs-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: allbugs-h...@openoffice.org
