Very Computer

by **Ade Fewing** » Tue, 10 Jul 2001 18:21:41

Hi,

This is one of those really annoying ones that just is completely pissing me off because I cannot
find out to fix the problem. The problem is in using StarOffice, with it's ever so useful
'Correct-as-you-type' MS Office type feature. My problem is that, I am entering individual data in
the cells of a spreadsheet [or at times a text document] and I don't want the data to begin with a
capital letter. Annoying SO automatically replaces the small latter with a capital as soon as I
press enter. I've changed the 'Case Sensitive' option in the General->Language options panel but it
won't stop! Any assistance greatly appreciated as there is nothing I hate more than a computer
trying to help me but just pissing me off in the mean time.

Cheers
Ade

by **James Le** » Tue, 10 Jul 2001 19:16:38

Quote:> My problem is that, I am entering individual data in
> the cells of a spreadsheet [or at times a text document]
> and I don't want the data to begin with a
> capital letter.

"Tools->AutoCorrect/AutoFormat..." tab "Options" and deselect
"Capitalize first letter of every sentence"

by **Ade Fewing** » Tue, 10 Jul 2001 19:25:49

> > My problem is that, I am entering individual data in
> > the cells of a spreadsheet [or at times a text document]
> > and I don't want the data to begin with a
> > capital letter.

> "Tools->AutoCorrect/AutoFormat..." tab "Options" and deselect
> "Capitalize first letter of every sentence"

GENIUS!

Thanks very much

by **James Le** » Tue, 10 Jul 2001 19:59:51

> > > My problem is that, I am entering individual data in
> > > the cells of a spreadsheet [or at times a text document]
> > > and I don't want the data to begin with a
> > > capital letter.

> > "Tools->AutoCorrect/AutoFormat..." tab "Options" and deselect
> > "Capitalize first letter of every sentence"
> GENIUS!

No, I read the manual. Try playing. Try "Help->Contents", or check the
StarOffice news groups on supportforum.sun.com

by **Rene Esquive** » Tue, 10 Jul 2001 21:10:29

> > > > My problem is that, I am entering individual data in
> > > > the cells of a spreadsheet [or at times a text document]
> > > > and I don't want the data to begin with a
> > > > capital letter.

> > > "Tools->AutoCorrect/AutoFormat..." tab "Options" and deselect
> > > "Capitalize first letter of every sentence"

> > GENIUS!

> No, I read the manual. Try playing. Try "Help->Contents", or check the
> StarOffice news groups on supportforum.sun.com

Yes! I finally got this nuance to work. Previously, my work-around had
to be placing a single ' in front of the text. I much prefer that
annoying auto-cap turned off.

What got me was that I always went to Tools-Options at the desktop
level. The advice by James Lee must be applied at the document level be
it a presentation, spreadsheet, text, etc.

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by **Michael Maxwel** » Wed, 11 Jul 2001 03:14:48

> Hi,

> This is one of those really annoying ones that just is completely pissing me off because I cannot
> find out to fix the problem. The problem is in using StarOffice, with it's ever so useful
> 'Correct-as-you-type' MS Office type feature. My problem is that, I am entering individual data in
> the cells of a spreadsheet [or at times a text document] and I don't want the data to begin with a
> capital letter. Annoying SO automatically replaces the small latter with a capital as soon as I
> press enter. I've changed the 'Case Sensitive' option in the General->Language options panel but it
> won't stop! Any assistance greatly appreciated as there is nothing I hate more than a computer
> trying to help me but just pissing me off in the mean time.

Would be nice if you'd set the wrap margin in Netsc(r)ape there so it
wraps lines at about 72 characters. Most of us are probably using text-
based newsreaders that don't handle the (bad) formatting of Netscape.

--
Michael Maxwell <mmaxwell at spss dot com>
SPSS Systems Specialist
"The noble soul has reverence for itself." -- F. Nietzsche

by **Logan Sh** » Wed, 11 Jul 2001 05:59:14

>#
># > This is one of those really annoying ones that just is completely pissing me off because I cannot
># Would be nice if you'd set the wrap margin in Netsc(r)ape there so it
># wraps lines at about 72 characters.
>Agreed, but the above post is not wrapped on my tube.
>Not even in this reply.

> boing:root 104> stty -a
> rows = 50; columns = 106...

Yeah, but longstanding Usenet tradition (i.e. netiquette) is to write
for displays that are 80 characters wide. That's why when I try to
submit a reply to a message like this, my news software (trn) gives me
a warning:

Warning: posting exceeds 79 columns. Line 17 is the first long one:
># > This is one of those really annoying ones that just is completely pissing me off because I cannot

Too bad news software these days seems to try to encourage people to
break netiquette instead of discouraging them.

- Logan
--
my your his her our their _its_
I'm you're he's she's we're they're _it's_

by **Steve Bellen** » Wed, 11 Jul 2001 08:04:03

>#
># > Hi,
># >
># > This is one of those really annoying ones that just is completely pissing me off because I cannot
># > find out to fix the problem. The problem is in using StarOffice, with it's ever so useful
># > 'Correct-as-you-type' MS Office type feature. My problem is that, I am entering individual data in
># > the cells of a spreadsheet [or at times a text document] and I don't want the data to begin with a
># > capital letter. Annoying SO automatically replaces the small latter with a capital as soon as I
># > press enter. I've changed the 'Case Sensitive' option in the General->Language options panel but it
># > won't stop! Any assistance greatly appreciated as there is nothing I hate more than a computer
># > trying to help me but just pissing me off in the mean time.
>#
># Would be nice if you'd set the wrap margin in Netsc(r)ape there so it
># wraps lines at about 72 characters. Most of us are probably using text-
># based newsreaders that don't handle the (bad) formatting of Netscape.

>Agreed, but the above post is not wrapped on my tube.
>Not even in this reply.

> boing:root 104> stty -a
> rows = 50; columns = 106...

> xterm -font screen.b.16

But actually it was in a sense. You typing was set at 106 columns and
reading it in a 80 column window causes exactly the ugliness you see
above. So the request still stands, please post in <80 character
columns. Actually no word wrapping is better than non-standard word
wrapping.
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