On Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:14:06 -0400 David Cobble <dave.cobbl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> DEAR OPEN-OFFICE, > > THE AUTOMATIC FORMATTING FEATURES ON YOUR SOFTWARE *IS A NIGHTMARE FOR > WRITERS!* > > WE DO NOT NEED IT. WE DO NOT NEED YOUR PLATFORM MAKING FORMATTING > DECISIONS FOR US. > > I'M SURE I SPEAK FOR LOTS OF WRITERS. > > YOUR "DROP CAP" FEATURE KEEPS ASSERTING ITSELF INTO MY WRITING. WHY WOULD > YOU MAKE SUCH A FEATURE AUTOMATIC? > > *DROP CAPS ARE RARELY USED! IT IS TOTALLY USELESS TO MAKE THEM > AUTOMATIC!!!* > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > AND WHY WOULD YOU MAKE AUTO CAPITALIZATION A FEATURE? > > *IF I DO NOT CAPITALIZE A LINE OR WORD, IT'S BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT IT > CAPITALIZED!!!* > > *IT IS EXTREMELY AGGRAVATING TO STOP MY WRITING ALL THE TIME TO CORRECT > YOUR AUTO FORMATTING. IT INTERFERES WITH RHYTHM AND PRODUCTIVITY AND > CONSUMES MENTAL ENERGY.* > > *PLEASE DISCONTINUE AUTO FORMATTING. WRITERS LIKE TO DO THEIR OWN > FORMATTING.* Another "writer" who cannot or does not read any instructions! There are many works on formatting long documents in either OpenOffice or LibreOffice; the "Writer for Students" reference is relatively brief. https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Writer_for_Students PDF file at at http://openoffice-uni.org See the file referenced in this posting for an overview of the use of Styles https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?p=275320#p275320 This document may be helpful for those writing a book http://documentation.openoffice.org/whitepapers/ Bruce Byfield's book, Designing with LibreOffice, also covers Apache OpenOffice. It focuses on the use of styles and templates, mainly in Writer but with some info on Calc, Impress, and Draw. A PDF of the book, and/or a zip file of the chapter ODTs, can be downloaded free from the book's website. If you prefer, you can buy a printed copy. http://designingwithlibreoffice.com Another work on writing and formatting a book in LibreOffice is https://frommindtotype.wordpress.com/writer-book/ For Macs, there is much useful information in https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=89283 If you don't like the editor you are using there are many others you can choose. -- Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
