Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 41457
User Interface Enhancement for Case Options
Last modified: 2006-03-16 09:01:48 UTC
OOo 1.1 writer contains many options for changing character cases. These options are scattered at different places and are in varying forms. e.g. (1) Format -> Case/Character -> Uppercase Format -> Case/Character -> Lowercase For Non Asia Languages like English only these 2 are selectable. It gives false impression to the New users that writer has only these 2 case options. (2) Format -> Character -> Font Effects -> Effects -> Capitals (A Redundant Entry) Format -> Character -> Font Effects -> Effects -> Lowercase (A Redundant Entry) Format -> Character -> Font Effects -> Effects -> Title Format -> Character -> Font Effects -> Effects -> Small Capitals Will Not user interface be more consistent and clear if all these option are put together, Redundant Entries are removed and some more case options are provided. e.g. ............................................................................... Format -> Case/Character -> Without (To remove other case options) Format -> Case/Character -> UPPERCASE (Menu option also written in uppercase) Format -> Case/Character -> lowercase (Menu option also written in lowercase) Format -> Case/Character -> Title case ( Menu option also written in title case) Format -> Case/Character -> Small Capitals ( Menu option also written in small capitals) Format -> Case/Character -> Sentence case (New feature, First character of sentence capital, rest characters small, Menu option also written in sentence case) Format -> Case/Character -> tOGGLE cASE (New feature, Aaa Bbb -> aAA bBB, Menu option also written in toggle case) ............................................................................... Format -> Case/Character -> Other Options for Asian Languages etc. ...............................................................................
Reassigned to requirements.
Please also have a look at the closely related issue number 41938 (URL is http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=41938 )
Case formatting should be available in *All* components of OOo and not only in word processor just like Bold, Italic, Underline etc. If users will type text, then they will also want to case format it.
Thank you 'mkol' for such a thorough analysis of this feature, however, this is a duplicate of Issue 1601. I will transfer your comments to #1601 on your behalf, as I think they will assist the discussion. The other issue you raised {Issue 41938), which discusses non-persistent case formatting is also very useful. I will add a reference to this in #1601. I hope that's ok with you. As a possible workaround, I copy this from 'lars', Issue 60702: "...sentence case is achievable via a macro: Tools->Macros->Run Macro- >OpenOffice.org Macros->Capitalise" Regards, Andrew *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 1601 ***
Closing.