https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33899
--- Comment #36 from Ian Goddard <godda...@hotmail.co.uk> --- (In reply to comment #35) > I think there's an elegant workaround to avoid autocorrect interferences > while dealing with dates without removing the existent autocorrect entries > for fractions. > > just open the autocorrect replacement table and enter this: > > replace: ½/.* with: 1/2/ > replace: ¼/.* with: 1/4/ > replace: ¾/.* with: 3/4/ It works but I'm not sure I'd call it elegant. The cell contents first autocorrect to the fraction which is a bit disconcerting & then autocorrect back. As you say, it's a workaround. The real problem is that the autocorrect kicks in too early. I'm trying to understand just what the process is. By comparison with the substitution on dates I'd expect to be able to enter ½inch by typing 1/2inch and likewise ½" but I get exactly what I type. It looks as if it takes more than entering any character after the 2 to throw the autocorrect mechanism into play. There must be a list of terminator characters and only after one of these is entered does autocorrect inspect the string but either a space or a / can act as a terminator. In that case is the / were removed from that list dates could be entered more easily. That leaves the question of whether there are any use cases where / is a valid terminator as those would then be broken. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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