Let's see...while it was a rambling email, the OP DID have a valid suggestion. And for the valid suggestion, the only response he gets is the far-from-civil response from christine jones.
Given that I've already changed the defaults on MY installation, I cannot confirm what the original defaults were, as Chris was unable to do, but if the spreadsheet defaults to having autocorrect on, that seems to me to be a bad idea, as well. Autocorrect is not nearly fine-grained enough to distinguish between badly spelled words and variable or data-range names, for instance, and something like that can really mess up a spreadsheet user. So, while having autocorrect on for Writer might be a good idea, it's a BAD idea for Calc. I'm picky enough to mess with autocorrect as one of the first things I do after installing, but I dare say that most casual office suite users don't even know autocorrect exists until it's bit them in the rear a few times. Modifying the installation scripts so that users are given the option of choosing whether to turn autocorrect on would, at least, make them aware at the start of its existence, and ensure that, if it IS turned on, it is by the user's choice, rather than as a default. christine jones wrote: > fuck off > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 2:53 PM > Subject: [discuss] Excuse me for shouting "Defaultisme" <bandwidth sacrifice> > i re installed openoffice to see if it realy does start with defaulted > autocorrection but it seems not to do it any more. > i did not remove any folder, i just restarted my computer inbetween. > de-install and re-install. > > If is realy does on first install, which i had 3 days ago. > PLEASE consider making this first step a clear choise in which severall > options can be quoted at once , thus solving the problem off individuel > whisses like mine, or other people. > so the notify window could be a question window instead. > > succes > Chris -- "Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance and ignorance." -- Lyndon Baines Johnson, February 11, 1964
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