https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=161149
Bug ID: 161149
Summary: Cancel all ability to apply direct formatting, and
only allow formatting via styles
Product: LibreOffice
Version: Inherited From OOo
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
Reporter: eyalr...@gmx.com
In bug 161078 it is noted, that users cannot apply direct-formatting to page
sequences, while they can apply DF to characters, paragraphs, lists etc. This
is both inconsistent and confusing to users, who try to format the current page
sequence only to see the changes apply to all page sequences with the current
Page Style.
That bug was closed, with the arguments being:
* "Don't see the need for direct formatting"
* " 'making use of styles easy/promoting the use of styles' is a good principle
in our work"
If those argument are indeed accepted - very well then. Let's apply them to the
rest of the styles, at least in Writer and perhaps in LO overall:
* The Format menu items will open dialogs for the current styles.
* The Format toolbar buttons applying DF (e.g. font size, bold, italic,
highlighted etc.) will either be removed completely, or made to change the
active character or paragraph style.
* etc.
This way we will get rid of the needless direct formatting, make it easier to
use styles, and perform the ultimate promotion of styles in our work.
Additionally, when files are imported (e.g. DOC, DOCX, RTF files) - we will
create artificial styles for direct-formatted content, for every kind of direct
formatting (or perhaps for every instance of direct formatting).
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