Issue 29953 - default enabling of spellcheck "Check uppercase words"
Summary: default enabling of spellcheck "Check uppercase words"
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Writer
Classification: Application
Component: ui (show other issues)
Version: OOo 1.0.0
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P4 Trivial with 11 votes (vote)
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Reported: 2004-06-07 23:48 UTC by barma72003
Modified: 2013-02-07 22:39 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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Description barma72003 2004-06-07 23:48:22 UTC 
I'm working on OpenOffice.org Writer 1.1.1 on Windows XP (645m35Build: 8762). I
thought the spellcheck wasn't working because it skipped over misspelled words
that were in ALL CAPS. 

I finally stumbled on the "Check uppercase words" option in Tools - Options -
Language Settings - Writing Aids (or by way of Tools - Spellcheck - Check -
Options). 

I would like to suggest that this option be enabled by default upon
installation. I did not guess that this was an option; if I had, I would have
looked in Tools - AutoCorrect/AutoFormat - Options.

I also think "Check words with numbers" should be enabled, but I saw a closed
issue (Issue 8818) and wondered if that would cause problems in other components.

Here's what I'm suggesting should be enabled by default on installation:

YES   Check uppercase words
YES   Check words with numbers
YES  Check capitalization 
YES  Check special regions
NO   Check in all languages
YES  AutoCheck
NO   Do not mark errors
NO   German spelling - old
NO   Hyphenate without inquiry
YES  Hyphenate special regions
Comment 1 michael.ruess 2004-06-08 07:10:23 UTC 
reassigned to bh.
Comment 2 milek_pl 2007-12-16 12:27:54 UTC 
In English, the most uppercase words are acronyms, so the option can be disabled
by default as it would annoy users. In other languages, like Polish, the
acronyms are not used as frequently, and if those which are used are already
included in the spelling dictionary, so this default option setting is actually
a big flaw for Polish users. Please enable the option by default for some
localizations, including Polish.
Comment 3 bettina.haberer 2010-05-21 14:51:05 UTC 
To grep the issues easier via "requirements" I put the issues currently lying on
my owner to the owner "requirements".