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SOLVED - Re: libreoffice writer no longer allowing two (nor more) space chars to be adjacent - how to fix?

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On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 05:19:40PM +1300, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote:
> On 25/09/17 16:05, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> > This is a strange and unexpected "feature" in the latest Libreoffice
> > upgrade on Debian stable:
> > in Writer, I can no longer enter more than one space at a time
> > (between words or sentences)!
> > This is not like at the end of a line where excess spaces are still
> > there just not seen, and the corresponding number of spaces can be
> > deleted - this is different, where additional spaces are simply
> > IGNORED!
> > "How bizzarre!" as they say :)
> > Anyone know how to revert this "fantastic" new feature?
> > :D
> 
> There is an option: Tools / AutoCorrect / AutoCorrect Options ... /
> Options / Ignore double spaces. Is it enabled? It does not work for
> me but disabling it might work for you.

Yay! Works For Me (C)(R)(TM)

Thanks for that,

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libreoffice writer no longer allowing two (nor more) space chars to  be adjacent - how to fix? Zenaan Harkness <zenaan@freedbms.net> - 2017-09-25 05:10 +0200
  Re: libreoffice writer no longer allowing two (nor more) space chars  to be adjacent - how to fix? Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2017-09-25 06:30 +0200
    Re: libreoffice writer no longer allowing two (nor more) space chars  to be adjacent - how to fix? Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-09-25 07:00 +0200
    SOLVED - Re: libreoffice writer no longer allowing two (nor more)  space chars to be adjacent - how to fix? Zenaan Harkness <zenaan@freedbms.net> - 2017-09-25 07:30 +0200

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