Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 21262
AutoComplete can't be deactivated
Last modified: 2003-11-20 11:24:55 UTC
When i wan't to undo automatic change via Ctrl-Z and when i wan't to totally déactivate AutoComplete in writer (or AutoInput in calc) via the Check mark in 'AutoFormat' it simply doesn't work. I tried this on the debian port of OpenOffice.org 1.1.0, and on the windows version of OOo 1.1.0 it behave the same way.
reassigend to jw can not reproduce this here. please give me a step by step advice of what you did i did the folloing opend a new document -> entered some text i opend the dialog tools - autocorrect/autoformat -> tab word completion unchecked the enable word completion checkbox closed the dialog with ok enter some text with words known in the word completion lists no word completion occured.
I was using Format/AutoFormat/WhileTyping for activation/deactivation of the thing and it doesn't work, to deactivate i had to uncheck 'use replacement table' in AutoCorrect/AutoFormat, tab Setting. Your way doesn't deactivate the replacement of 'abotu' by 'about' (or at least on the three computer i checked: one Debian, one NT4.0 and one XP). For the Ctl-Z part it now work seem it was a 1.1.0rc5 bug.
Can you please input exactly what your current problem is as it is not so clear now ?
To say it shortly the menu option Format/AutoFormat/WhileTyping doesn't deactivate some automatic text modifications like the correction from the replacement tab. From my issue for the spreadsheet it appear that the pb is more an UI conception error than a real bug. My users want that what you follow the procedure pointed by the little assistant all text corrections are deactivated. In fact if i understand correctly there are two 'classes' of automatic text modifications (AutoCorrect/Auto{Complete|Input}) and only one is affected by the procedure described in the help. So i think the UI need another way to temporarily deactivate AutoCorrect and the help file need to be a little more 'precise' on this point. sorry for the delay but i don't receive mail from the activity of the issue.
OO.o 1.1.0 - Windows Me I unchecked the box next to Enable AutoCompletion and it works fine for me. OOo didn't try to complete any more words.
like for Chadley78 so it does for me. no autocompletition or replacement are made disable wordcompletition: format -> autocorrect/autoformat-> wordcompletition uncheck enable word completition disable replacement of wrong written words or shordcurts format -> autocorrect/autoformat -> options uncheck both checkboxes "use replacement table" this works here in all tests and under any cricumstances wordcompletition will not be effected if you uncheck "use replacement table because this is not an automatic replacement, just an clue for the word you are typing. in the help this is even spitted. so i do not understand the problem here. i set this to invalid because this is not reproducible and your posts do not make clear what is wrong. maybe i just misunderstand you, so feel free to reopen this issue or mail me and give me a advice of what you did and what you have expected to happen. tell me what you looked for in the help and maybe this will enable me to help you
invalid -> closed