1) It is quite hard to just 'drop an email to' open office. I don't really want to sign up, log it, make an account etc. So there is a huge disincentive to provide feedback to open office about stuff that people think should be changed.
Assuming open office is trying to satisfy as many people as possible, then if we don't like it, open office should change it. Here's the thing: It is very frustrating to simply type part of a line, then go to the next line, and type part of a line without open office writer double spacing. So: Want this: Blah blah blah Blah blah blah. Get this: Blah blah blah Blah blah blah. I can single space partial lines by carriage return without causing double space on every app except open office writer; it automatically seems to double space. I don't really care why it does this, or how to get around it. Just change it, please! It is very very frustrating, making it impossible to create a professional-looking piece of writing. Thanks, Steve
