Large Flaw in Kingsoft Office Writer!

If you're a fan of Kingsoft Office, beware.

If you type _________________________ and hit [Enter], your line of
underscores will be transformed to a "paragraph border" -- a bold black
line from margin to margin!!!

Kingsoft Support says,

"[T]he temporary workaround for this underline problem is not to press
Enter key.

"I have forwarded this problem to developers to see if there is a
solution. When I get a reply, I will inform you.

"Sorry that we do not support set 'no border' as default. We will
consider adding this feature in the future."

Don't press Enter!!!! Really????

================

I did find a workaround. Type your line of underscores. Hit [Space] and
then [Enter].

On 10/02/2014 17:39, Juan Wei wrote:
If you're a fan of Kingsoft Office, beware.

If you type _________________________ and hit [Enter], your line of
underscores will be transformed to a "paragraph border" -- a bold black
line from margin to margin!!!

Kingsoft Support says,

"[T]he temporary workaround for this underline problem is not to press
Enter key.

"I have forwarded this problem to developers to see if there is a
solution. When I get a reply, I will inform you.

"Sorry that we do not support set 'no border' as default. We will
consider adding this feature in the future."

Don't press Enter!!!! Really????

================

I did find a workaround. Type your line of underscores. Hit [Space] and
then [Enter].


Doesn't sound life-threatening!
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Roger Mills has written on 2/10/2014 1:34 PM:
On 10/02/2014 17:39, Juan Wei wrote:
If you're a fan of Kingsoft Office, beware.

If you type _________________________ and hit [Enter], your line of
underscores will be transformed to a "paragraph border" -- a bold black
line from margin to margin!!!

Kingsoft Support says,

"[T]he temporary workaround for this underline problem is not to press
Enter key.

"I have forwarded this problem to developers to see if there is a
solution. When I get a reply, I will inform you.

"Sorry that we do not support set 'no border' as default. We will
consider adding this feature in the future."

Don't press Enter!!!! Really????

================

I did find a workaround. Type your line of underscores. Hit [Space] and
then [Enter].

Doesn't sound life-threatening!

Did I say it was life-threatening?

And if I don't hit Enter, how can I continue editing the document?

Juan Wei said on 2/10/2014 2:22 PM:
Roger Mills has written on 2/10/2014 1:34 PM:
On 10/02/2014 17:39, Juan Wei wrote:
If you're a fan of Kingsoft Office, beware.

If you type _________________________ and hit [Enter], your line of
underscores will be transformed to a "paragraph border" -- a bold black
line from margin to margin!!!

Kingsoft Support says,

"[T]he temporary workaround for this underline problem is not to press
Enter key.

"I have forwarded this problem to developers to see if there is a
solution. When I get a reply, I will inform you.

"Sorry that we do not support set 'no border' as default. We will
consider adding this feature in the future."

Don't press Enter!!!! Really????

================

I did find a workaround. Type your line of underscores. Hit [Space] and
then [Enter].

Doesn't sound life-threatening!

Did I say it was life-threatening?

And if I don't hit Enter, how can I continue editing the document?

Hit a few returns and then up keys to get to the line, enter a lot of
underscores and then hit down.

Juan Wei wrote:
Roger Mills has written on 2/10/2014 1:34 PM:
On 10/02/2014 17:39, Juan Wei wrote:
If you're a fan of Kingsoft Office, beware.

If you type _________________________ and hit [Enter], your line of
underscores will be transformed to a "paragraph border" -- a bold black
line from margin to margin!!!

Kingsoft Support says,

"[T]he temporary workaround for this underline problem is not to press
Enter key.

"I have forwarded this problem to developers to see if there is a
solution. When I get a reply, I will inform you.

"Sorry that we do not support set 'no border' as default. We will
consider adding this feature in the future."

Don't press Enter!!!! Really????

================

I did find a workaround. Type your line of underscores. Hit [Space] and
then [Enter].

Doesn't sound life-threatening!

Did I say it was life-threatening?

And if I don't hit Enter, how can I continue editing the document?

I suspect you're making a mountain out of a molehill. "Large flaw"? I
don't think so.

You could simply type a space after the last underscore and before the
enter key. If having the space there bothers you, remove it (e.g.
left-arrow backspace right-arrow). On a scale of one to ten for
inconvenient workarounds, I'd score it at 1.5 maximum, unless there's
something you're not telling us.

--
Mike Barnes

Big Al has written on 2/10/2014 2:44 PM:

Juan Wei said on 2/10/2014 2:22 PM:
Roger Mills has written on 2/10/2014 1:34 PM:
On 10/02/2014 17:39, Juan Wei wrote:
If you're a fan of Kingsoft Office, beware.

If you type _________________________ and hit [Enter], your line of
underscores will be transformed to a "paragraph border" -- a bold black
line from margin to margin!!!

Kingsoft Support says,

"[T]he temporary workaround for this underline problem is not to press
Enter key.

"I have forwarded this problem to developers to see if there is a
solution. When I get a reply, I will inform you.

"Sorry that we do not support set 'no border' as default. We will
consider adding this feature in the future."

Don't press Enter!!!! Really????

================

I did find a workaround. Type your line of underscores. Hit [Space] and
then [Enter].

Doesn't sound life-threatening!

Did I say it was life-threatening?

And if I don't hit Enter, how can I continue editing the document?

Hit a few returns and then up keys to get to the line, enter a lot of
underscores and then hit down.


As soon as I hit Enter/Return, the ________ changes to a Paragraph Border.

I hit 5 Enter/Returns, the 5 up arrows and typed ___________

So now I have both the underscores and the para border!

Juan Wei said on 2/10/2014 3:08 PM:
Big Al has written on 2/10/2014 2:44 PM:

Juan Wei said on 2/10/2014 2:22 PM:
Roger Mills has written on 2/10/2014 1:34 PM:
On 10/02/2014 17:39, Juan Wei wrote:
If you're a fan of Kingsoft Office, beware.

If you type _________________________ and hit [Enter], your line of
underscores will be transformed to a "paragraph border" -- a bold black
line from margin to margin!!!

Kingsoft Support says,

"[T]he temporary workaround for this underline problem is not to press
Enter key.

"I have forwarded this problem to developers to see if there is a
solution. When I get a reply, I will inform you.

"Sorry that we do not support set 'no border' as default. We will
consider adding this feature in the future."

Don't press Enter!!!! Really????

================

I did find a workaround. Type your line of underscores. Hit [Space] and
then [Enter].

Doesn't sound life-threatening!

Did I say it was life-threatening?

And if I don't hit Enter, how can I continue editing the document?

Hit a few returns and then up keys to get to the line, enter a lot of
underscores and then hit down.


As soon as I hit Enter/Return, the ________ changes to a Paragraph Border.

I hit 5 Enter/Returns, the 5 up arrows and typed ___________

So now I have both the underscores and the para border!

I didn't say type _________________________ and hit enter.


Obviously you can't follow directions.

Big Al has written on 2/10/2014 3:15 PM:

Juan Wei said on 2/10/2014 3:08 PM:
Big Al has written on 2/10/2014 2:44 PM:

Juan Wei said on 2/10/2014 2:22 PM:
Roger Mills has written on 2/10/2014 1:34 PM:
On 10/02/2014 17:39, Juan Wei wrote:
If you're a fan of Kingsoft Office, beware.

If you type _________________________ and hit [Enter], your line of
underscores will be transformed to a "paragraph border" -- a bold black
line from margin to margin!!!

Kingsoft Support says,

"[T]he temporary workaround for this underline problem is not to press
Enter key.

"I have forwarded this problem to developers to see if there is a
solution. When I get a reply, I will inform you.

"Sorry that we do not support set 'no border' as default. We will
consider adding this feature in the future."

Don't press Enter!!!! Really????

================

I did find a workaround. Type your line of underscores. Hit [Space] and
then [Enter].

Doesn't sound life-threatening!

Did I say it was life-threatening?

And if I don't hit Enter, how can I continue editing the document?

Hit a few returns and then up keys to get to the line, enter a lot of
underscores and then hit down.


As soon as I hit Enter/Return, the ________ changes to a Paragraph Border.

I hit 5 Enter/Returns, the 5 up arrows and typed ___________

So now I have both the underscores and the para border!

I didn't say type _________________________ and hit enter.


Obviously you can't follow directions.

Or you can't write them!

I asked how can I continue editing the document (after adding
____________)? Kingsoft says don't hit Enter.

I think you meant that if I want to have _____________ on a line, I have
to enter a bunch of blank lines first and then backtrack. Let me try that.

I see. You need only two Enters and one up arrow. For example, if I want

Name: _____________________________

I have to type

Name: [ENTER]
[ENTER]

Then move the cursor up to just after the space after Name: and now I
can enter _______________.

Somehow I think that typing

Name: _______________________________[SPACE][ENTER]

is a lot easier.

But thanks anyway.

Practice reading for comprehension. :-)

Mike Barnes has written on 2/10/2014 2:53 PM:
Juan Wei wrote:
Roger Mills has written on 2/10/2014 1:34 PM:
On 10/02/2014 17:39, Juan Wei wrote:
If you're a fan of Kingsoft Office, beware.

If you type _________________________ and hit [Enter], your line of
underscores will be transformed to a "paragraph border" -- a bold black
line from margin to margin!!!

Kingsoft Support says,

"[T]he temporary workaround for this underline problem is not to press
Enter key.

"I have forwarded this problem to developers to see if there is a
solution. When I get a reply, I will inform you.

"Sorry that we do not support set 'no border' as default. We will
consider adding this feature in the future."

Don't press Enter!!!! Really????

================

I did find a workaround. Type your line of underscores. Hit [Space] and
then [Enter].

Doesn't sound life-threatening!

Did I say it was life-threatening?

And if I don't hit Enter, how can I continue editing the document?

I suspect you're making a mountain out of a molehill. "Large flaw"? I
don't think so.

You could simply type a space after the last underscore and before the
enter key.

Scroll back to just below the ================

If having the space there bothers you, remove it (e.g.
left-arrow backspace right-arrow). On a scale of one to ten for
inconvenient workarounds, I'd score it at 1.5 maximum, unless there's
something you're not telling us.

At my age, every trick I have to remember rates at least a 6. :-)

I think it's unconscionable that any program does something
automatically that you cannot reconfigure.

On Mon, 10 Feb 2014 12:39:59 -0500, Juan Wei
wrote in

If you're a fan of Kingsoft Office, beware.

Request a refund.
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On 10/02/2014 17:39, Juan Wei wrote:
If you're a fan of Kingsoft Office, beware.

If you type _________________________ and hit [Enter], your line of
underscores will be transformed to a "paragraph border" -- a bold black
line from margin to margin!!!

Kingsoft Support says,

"[T]he temporary workaround for this underline problem is not to press
Enter key.

"I have forwarded this problem to developers to see if there is a
solution. When I get a reply, I will inform you.

"Sorry that we do not support set 'no border' as default. We will
consider adding this feature in the future."

Don't press Enter!!!! Really????

================

I did find a workaround. Type your line of underscores. Hit [Space] and
then [Enter].

What version are you using? I tried this with my old Kingsoft Writer
8.1.0.3019 and couldn't replicate what you found.

--

Jeff

Juan Wei wrote:
Mike Barnes has written on 2/10/2014 2:53 PM:
Juan Wei wrote:
Roger Mills has written on 2/10/2014 1:34 PM:
On 10/02/2014 17:39, Juan Wei wrote:
If you're a fan of Kingsoft Office, beware.

If you type _________________________ and hit [Enter], your line of
underscores will be transformed to a "paragraph border" -- a bold black
line from margin to margin!!!

Kingsoft Support says,

"[T]he temporary workaround for this underline problem is not to press
Enter key.

"I have forwarded this problem to developers to see if there is a
solution. When I get a reply, I will inform you.

"Sorry that we do not support set 'no border' as default. We will
consider adding this feature in the future."

Don't press Enter!!!! Really????

================

I did find a workaround. Type your line of underscores. Hit [Space] and
then [Enter].

Doesn't sound life-threatening!

Did I say it was life-threatening?

And if I don't hit Enter, how can I continue editing the document?

I suspect you're making a mountain out of a molehill. "Large flaw"? I
don't think so.

You could simply type a space after the last underscore and before the
enter key.

Scroll back to just below the ================

Yes, it's badly expressed to the point of being Just Plain Wrong, but a
little bit of ingenuity goes a long way.

If having the space there bothers you, remove it (e.g.
left-arrow backspace right-arrow). On a scale of one to ten for
inconvenient workarounds, I'd score it at 1.5 maximum, unless there's
something you're not telling us.

At my age, every trick I have to remember rates at least a 6. :-)

I don't know how old that is but FWIW I'm in my late 60s.

I think it's unconscionable that any program does something
automatically that you cannot reconfigure.

It's a bug. Most programs have them.

--
Mike Barnes

On 2/10/2014, Juan Wei posted:
Big Al has written on 2/10/2014 3:15 PM:

Juan Wei said on 2/10/2014 3:08 PM:
Big Al has written on 2/10/2014 2:44 PM:

Juan Wei said on 2/10/2014 2:22 PM:
Roger Mills has written on 2/10/2014 1:34 PM:
On 10/02/2014 17:39, Juan Wei wrote:
If you're a fan of Kingsoft Office, beware.

If you type _________________________ and hit [Enter], your
line of underscores will be transformed to a "paragraph border"
-- a bold black line from margin to margin!!!

Kingsoft Support says,

"[T]he temporary workaround for this underline problem is not
to press Enter key.

"I have forwarded this problem to developers to see if there is
a solution. When I get a reply, I will inform you.

"Sorry that we do not support set 'no border' as default. We
will consider adding this feature in the future."

Don't press Enter!!!! Really????

================

I did find a workaround. Type your line of underscores. Hit
[Space] and then [Enter].

Doesn't sound life-threatening!

Did I say it was life-threatening?

And if I don't hit Enter, how can I continue editing the
document?

Hit a few returns and then up keys to get to the line, enter a lot
of underscores and then hit down.


As soon as I hit Enter/Return, the ________ changes to a Paragraph
Border.

I hit 5 Enter/Returns, the 5 up arrows and typed ___________

So now I have both the underscores and the para border!

I didn't say type _________________________ and hit enter.


Obviously you can't follow directions.

Or you can't write them!

What Big Al wrote was perfectly clear to me.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:20:51 -0500, Juan Wei wrote:

Somehow I think that typing

Name: _______________________________[SPACE][ENTER]

is a lot easier.

Doesn't it do underscore?

Name: turn underscore on[spaces ]underscore off[ENTER]

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Juan Wei said on 2/10/2014 3:20 PM:
Big Al has written on 2/10/2014 3:15 PM:

Juan Wei said on 2/10/2014 3:08 PM:
Big Al has written on 2/10/2014 2:44 PM:

Juan Wei said on 2/10/2014 2:22 PM:
Roger Mills has written on 2/10/2014 1:34 PM:
On 10/02/2014 17:39, Juan Wei wrote:
If you're a fan of Kingsoft Office, beware.

If you type _________________________ and hit [Enter], your line of
underscores will be transformed to a "paragraph border" -- a bold black
line from margin to margin!!!

Kingsoft Support says,

"[T]he temporary workaround for this underline problem is not to press
Enter key.

"I have forwarded this problem to developers to see if there is a
solution. When I get a reply, I will inform you.

"Sorry that we do not support set 'no border' as default. We will
consider adding this feature in the future."

Don't press Enter!!!! Really????

================

I did find a workaround. Type your line of underscores. Hit [Space] and
then [Enter].

Doesn't sound life-threatening!

Did I say it was life-threatening?

And if I don't hit Enter, how can I continue editing the document?

Hit a few returns and then up keys to get to the line, enter a lot of
underscores and then hit down.


As soon as I hit Enter/Return, the ________ changes to a Paragraph Border.

I hit 5 Enter/Returns, the 5 up arrows and typed ___________

So now I have both the underscores and the para border!

I didn't say type _________________________ and hit enter.


Obviously you can't follow directions.

Or you can't write them!

I asked how can I continue editing the document (after adding
____________)? Kingsoft says don't hit Enter.

I think you meant that if I want to have _____________ on a line, I have
to enter a bunch of blank lines first and then backtrack. Let me try that.

I see. You need only two Enters and one up arrow. For example, if I want

Name: _____________________________

I have to type

Name: [ENTER]
[ENTER]

Then move the cursor up to just after the space after Name: and now I
can enter _______________.

Somehow I think that typing

Name: _______________________________[SPACE][ENTER]

is a lot easier.

But thanks anyway.

Practice reading for comprehension. :-)

I agree, the space is much simpler.