Auto Correct preference for Capitalize New Line

[StrawHousePig]

So I can turn it off. 😛

There is a preference to capitalize new sentences, however, and although I realize this software is geared toward article writing as much as layout, for layout a new line does not mean a new sentence.

Just one of the things I tend to forget. I do appreciate "\.[space]+?[[:alnum:]]" being capped, though.

[walt.farrell]

19 minutes ago, StrawHousePig said:

for layout a new line does not mean a new sentence.

Just a thought, in case it helps provide a workaround for now: A new line does (in some ways) mean a new sentence, if it is also the beginning of a paragraph.

Thus the suggestion for a workaround: If you are using "Return" or "Enter" (i.e.,  a Paragraph Break) to perform your layout, switch to using Shift+Enter (Line Break) instead. Then you stay within the same paragraph, and also within the same sentence, and the auto-capitalization will not occur.

 

[Wosven]

1 hour ago, walt.farrell said:

Just a thought, in case it helps provide a workaround for now: A new line does (in some ways) mean a new sentence, if it is also the beginning of a paragraph.

When doing layout, usually the text are already read and corrected by copy-editors. In French, it also means deleting a lot of useless capitals, especially in lists (new lines).

That's why all automatic modifications are disabled, to not add errors when entering new corrections. We can keep the spellchecking, and report those to the copy-editor, that will validate or not a change if it's needed.