Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2007-01-11 Thread Peter Flynn
Mathias Bauer wrote: For further reference please watch issue #4914. Excellent, thank you very much. ///Peter - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2007-01-11 Thread Peter Flynn
Robin Laing wrote: Look at issue 3395 and see if that is in your line of thinking. Look at the images that I uploaded as examples in a way of a compromise. http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3395 I wasn't able to locate any images referenced in that page. What userid did you

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2007-01-11 Thread Robin Laing
Peter Flynn wrote: Robin Laing wrote: Look at issue 3395 and see if that is in your line of thinking. Look at the images that I uploaded as examples in a way of a compromise. http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3395 I wasn't able to locate any images referenced in that page.

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2007-01-10 Thread Peter Flynn
Barrie Backhurst wrote: On Tue, 2007-01-09 at 13:24 +, Peter Flynn wrote: Just picking up on this thread from back in March (and elsewhere), what I'm looking for is NOT reveal codes -- anyone can get them from the XML -- but a margin display of the style used against each paragraph-level

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2007-01-10 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Peter, Peter Flynn wrote: Barrie Backhurst wrote: Peter Flynn wrote: what I'm looking for is NOT reveal codes -- anyone can get them from the XML -- but a margin display of the style used against each paragraph-level object in my document, so I can see at a glance what named style has

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2007-01-10 Thread Arnold Huzen
Peter Flynn schreef: Barrie Backhurst wrote: On Tue, 2007-01-09 at 13:24 +, Peter Flynn wrote: Just picking up on this thread from back in March (and elsewhere), what I'm looking for is NOT reveal codes -- anyone can get them from the XML -- but a margin display of the style used

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2007-01-10 Thread Michele Zarri
On 1/10/07, Arnold Huzen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter Flynn schreef: Barrie Backhurst wrote: On Tue, 2007-01-09 at 13:24 +, Peter Flynn wrote: Just picking up on this thread from back in March (and elsewhere), what I'm looking for is NOT reveal codes -- anyone can get them from the

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2007-01-10 Thread Peter Flynn
Cor Nouws wrote: [style trace] I think it is a nice idea. OTOH, I've not seen situations, where applied styles are that large in number ánd not distinguish enough to speak of a 'pretty fundamental omission'. Just my opinion of course. It's only paragraph styles that Word displays this way.

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2007-01-10 Thread Peter Flynn
Arnold Huzen wrote: The applied style of a paragraph is shown in the toolbar. You only need to put the cursor in the specific paragraph. Yes, but only one at a time. The importance of the style margin is that you can see the style for each paragraph-level object alongside it, all the way

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2007-01-10 Thread Robin Laing
Michele Zarri wrote: On 1/10/07, Arnold Huzen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter Flynn schreef: Barrie Backhurst wrote: On Tue, 2007-01-09 at 13:24 +, Peter Flynn wrote: Just picking up on this thread from back in March (and elsewhere), what I'm looking for is NOT reveal codes -- anyone

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2007-01-10 Thread Mathias Bauer
Peter Flynn wrote: Just picking up on this thread from back in March (and elsewhere), what I'm looking for is NOT reveal codes -- anyone can get them from the XML -- but a margin display of the style used against each paragraph-level object in my document, so I can see at a glance what named

[users] Re: Reveal Codes

2007-01-09 Thread Peter Flynn
Just picking up on this thread from back in March (and elsewhere), what I'm looking for is NOT reveal codes -- anyone can get them from the XML -- but a margin display of the style used against each paragraph-level object in my document, so I can see at a glance what named style has been applied

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2007-01-09 Thread Barrie Backhurst
On Tue, 2007-01-09 at 13:24 +, Peter Flynn wrote: Just picking up on this thread from back in March (and elsewhere), what I'm looking for is NOT reveal codes -- anyone can get them from the XML -- but a margin display of the style used against each paragraph-level object in my document, so

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2007-01-09 Thread Robin Laing
Peter Flynn wrote: Just picking up on this thread from back in March (and elsewhere), what I'm looking for is NOT reveal codes -- anyone can get them from the XML -- but a margin display of the style used against each paragraph-level object in my document, so I can see at a glance what named

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2007-01-09 Thread Jonathon
Peter Flynn wrote: XML -- but a margin display of the style used against each paragraph-level object in my document, so I can see at a glance what Change the standard tool bar to display the style, and its attributes. Scroll down the document, and you will be able to see both paragraph styles,

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-04-04 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Robin, Robin Laing wrote: Cor Nouws wrote: Robin wrote: I can come up with many examples where styles don't work for me or other people I work with. Then there's just no hope left for you ;-) My wife keeps telling me that from time to time as well. :) She must make a mistake

[users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-04-04 Thread klaus schmirler
Rod Engelsman wrote: Honestly, I think I would call this a bug. In fact I'm going to file an issue on it if there isn't one already and see what the developers have to say about it. Please give the number. I don't think I have any votes left in that category, but I'd like to see what

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-04-04 Thread Cor Nouws
klaus schmirler wrote: Rod Engelsman wrote: Honestly, I think I would call this a bug. In fact I'm going to file an issue on it if there isn't one already and see what the developers have to say about it. Please give the number. I don't think I have any votes left in that category, but

[users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-04-04 Thread Jallan
Cor Nouws wrote: I don't think it is a bug. If I paste text with character-formatting in paragraph (with of course a style), it is logic that the pasted text has character-formatting. If I want to paste without formatting, I choose 'Paste Special'. Quite reasonable. But making an

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-04-04 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Jallan, Jallan wrote: Cor Nouws wrote: I don't think it is a bug. If I paste text with character-formatting in paragraph (with of course a style), it is logic that the pasted text has character-formatting. If I want to paste without formatting, I choose 'Paste Special'. Quite

[users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-04-04 Thread Jallan
Cor Nouws wrote: I didn't notice an exeption for the default paragraph style. Every paragraph style (well, I only tried six ;-) has the same behaviour. When pasted, direct formatting (be it by Ctrl-B or character styles) the formatting is included. When text without direct formatting is

[users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-04-03 Thread klaus schmirler
Rod Engelsman wrote: Direct formatting with Wordperfect-style tokens is like typing with the Shift key. You're typing along and then you hit the Caps-lock key and that tells the machine to create upper-case letters until you release the Caps-lock and then you are creating lower-case letters

[users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-04-03 Thread Jallan
klaus schmirler wrote: I appreciate your efforts trying to explain the difference - and making a comment re further ahead in the discussion, I can very well imagine e.g. a tree opening from the context menu, starting with the names of page, paragraph, character c. styles and then branching out

[users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-04-03 Thread Rod Engelsman
klaus schmirler wrote: But from your description, I would expect the opposite behaviour of WP and OOo in this experiment: Write two lines of anything, bolden one of them (whether by defining a character style or with the button up on the menu doesn't make a difference). Now select a

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-04-01 Thread Jonathon Blake
Robin wrote: it overkill to include every possible change of format in one dialog box. If you ran into the problems that I have, then this wouldn't be classified as overkill. Do you sincerely, and absolutely think that having all 500 odd attributes of a style, with their roughly 2 5000

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-04-01 Thread Jonathon Blake
Robin wrote: it overkill to include every possible change of format in one dialog box. If you ran into the problems that I have, then this wouldn't be classified as overkill. Do you sincerely, and absolutely think that having all 500 odd attributes of a style, with their roughly 2 5000

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-04-01 Thread Jallan
Robin Laing wrote: I have used styles on created documents. Reveal codes are great when you have a problem with formatting. No multiple clicking of multiple tabs or windows to see that someone had made some strange changes that were left in by default. First, you don't see changes. You see

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-31 Thread Robin Laing
Jonathon Blake wrote: Robin wrote: There is no way to visualize a style change done to a space within a document. I know a change has taken place but I don't know where. This is obvious with RC's. And is as obvious using OOo, s currently implemented, and without using the RC Macro.

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-31 Thread Jallan
Robin Laing wrote: Please tell me how as I have been through everything and I cannot find any way to show me within my text where formatting changes. I looked through the styles pdf from OOo web site and I cannot find out how to do this. Surely in far more than 90% of the documents you

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-31 Thread Rod Engelsman
Robin Laing wrote: Jonathon Blake wrote: Robin wrote: There is no way to visualize a style change done to a space within a document. I know a change has taken place but I don't know where. This is obvious with RC's. And is as obvious using OOo, s currently implemented, and without

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-31 Thread Robin Laing
Jallan wrote: Robin Laing wrote: Fair enough ... but myself and others have indicated that we feel that it overkill to include every possible change of format in one dialog box. If you ran into the problems that I have, then this wouldn't be classified as overkill. It is the same

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-31 Thread Jallan
Robin Laing wrote: Jonathon Blake wrote: You can easily find where styles changes in the document. Finding all changes based on direct formatting is less easy. In most cases, certainly over 90% of such changes in most documents, just look at the screen. But for less visible changes, say

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-31 Thread Jallan
Robin Laing wrote: If you ran into the problems that I have, then this wouldn't be classified as overkill. It is the same problem with MS Word as well, not just OOo. Not at all. I have converted problem problem documents to MS Office. I still won't want one enormous dialog box covering a

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-31 Thread Rod Engelsman
Robin Laing wrote: The attributes supplied by styles can be overwritten by user-applied direct formatting, and in some cases by other user applied styles. We know this. And these can be hard to find. A RC style viewer or at least reveal formatting points may make life much better in these

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-31 Thread Jallan
Jallan wrote: You can also fix this in a non-structural fashion by doing a Find Replace to Find All text in Header 1 style, and then turn off the blinking in Format - Characters... - Font Effects through direct formatting, turning it off for all the found text at once. And Jallan just

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-31 Thread Bruce Byfield
On Fri, 2006-03-31 at 15:08 -0600, Rod Engelsman wrote: Robin, It's statements like this that make me believe that you still don't quite understand the differences between the WP code/tokens and Writer/Word object styles. You say you understand that Writer has no codes to reveal, but then

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-31 Thread Robin Laing
Rod Engelsman wrote: Robin Laing wrote: The attributes supplied by styles can be overwritten by user-applied direct formatting, and in some cases by other user applied styles. We know this. And these can be hard to find. A RC style viewer or at least reveal formatting points may make

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-31 Thread Robin Laing
Bruce Byfield wrote: On Fri, 2006-03-31 at 15:08 -0600, Rod Engelsman wrote: Robin, It's statements like this that make me believe that you still don't quite understand the differences between the WP code/tokens and Writer/Word object styles. You say you understand that Writer has no codes

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-30 Thread Jonathon Blake
Klaus wrote: Separated from the options of defining new ones? Yes. xan jonathon -- Ethical conduct is a vice. Corrupt conduct is a virtue. Motto of Nacarima.

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-30 Thread klaus schmirler
Jonathon Blake wrote: Klaus wrote: Separated from the options of defining new ones? Yes. OK, please give a little hint as to where. klaus - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail:

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-30 Thread Robin Laing
Jonathon Blake wrote: Robin wrote: that would indicate when styles change within a document. That feature is _currently_ present in OOo. How and where do I enable this feature? I have looked and looked. I would expect it in the View menu. What menu is it in 2.0.1? You snipped the

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-30 Thread Jallan
klaus schmirler wrote: Jonathon Blake wrote: Klaus wrote: If it had a change option for every character, numbering, paragraph and page style that is applied in a given place, possibly mentioning the Currently implemented in OOo. Separated from the options of defining new ones? And, more

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-30 Thread Robin Laing
Jallan wrote: klaus schmirler wrote: Jonathon Blake wrote: Klaus wrote: If it had a change option for every character, numbering, paragraph and page style that is applied in a given place, possibly mentioning the Currently implemented in OOo. Separated from the options of defining

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-30 Thread Jonathon Blake
Robin wrote: This is what I am requesting. A viewer or way of indicating that there are changes, either Currently available. You would rather those that want an easy to use interface for formatting just go away but that No, I would rather that they be willing to spend the time learning

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-30 Thread Jallan
Robin Laing wrote: This is what I am requesting. A viewer or way of indicating that there are changes, either directly or by styles within the text of the documents similar to View non-printing characters with a status bar that shows the formatting. No mouse clicks, not scrolling to a

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-29 Thread klaus schmirler
Ed wrote: Having used both methods, as in OO and WP, they both have their place. Styles are fine for the publishing industry, and corporations that need to have a fixed style in documents, letters, etc. But, for my personal use I prefer the WP method of changing the format of individual words,

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-29 Thread Jallan
klaus schmirler wrote: Now suppose someone switches from OOo to WP and wants to erase such an essay title. They will find that the quote characters cannot be deleted. Before getting a new keyboard, they can call up the RC frame and see that there is a style left, and that that style's content

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-29 Thread Robin Laing
Jallan wrote: klaus schmirler wrote: ...SNIP... OOo Writer does lag behind MS Word in providing easy ways to discover current formatting properties. But enhancements ought to reveal the structure as it actually exists within OOo Writer, not attempt to emulate a reveal codes interface for

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-29 Thread Jonathon Blake
Robin wrote: that would indicate when styles change within a document. That feature is _currently_ present in OOo. And the ability to delete or change that style/direct formatting. Also currently available in OOo. I strongly encourage you to take the time to learn about the features that

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-29 Thread klaus schmirler
Jonathon Blake wrote: Robin wrote: that would indicate when styles change within a document. That feature is _currently_ present in OOo. Paragraph styles, outside of the text area. Oh yes, and the little bold- and numbering-icons that are pushed in or not. Not very user friendly. The

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-29 Thread Jonathon Blake
Klaus wrote: If it had a change option for every character, numbering, paragraph and page style that is applied in a given place, possibly mentioning the Currently implemented in OOo. xan jonathon -- Ethical conduct is a vice. Corrupt conduct is a virtue. Motto of Nacarima.

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-29 Thread klaus schmirler
Jonathon Blake wrote: Klaus wrote: If it had a change option for every character, numbering, paragraph and page style that is applied in a given place, possibly mentioning the Currently implemented in OOo. Separated from the options of defining new ones? And, more importantly, in one

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-28 Thread Andrew Brown
Rod Engelsman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in news:e09ug3$dhm$1 @sea.gmane.org: For instance: How exactly do you create an in line heading in Writer? Something that looks like this: 3. *History* The history of the Andalusian people... where the word History is treated *as* a Heading in all

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-28 Thread Andrew Brown
Rod Engelsman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in news:e09ug3$dhm$1 @sea.gmane.org: The other major deficiency in Writer's styles is the inability to affect a relative change, a change in one attribute without affecting anything else. So if you have a document that uses more than one font, you have

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-28 Thread Rod Engelsman
Andrew Brown wrote: You can't? I think I just did. It is a matter of putting the word you want into the numbering style. I will send you privately a document that shows this -- essentially, I told outline numbering for some headings to use the character style Rodlevel which has after the

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-28 Thread Rod Engelsman
Andrew Brown wrote: Rod Engelsman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in news:e09ug3$dhm$1 @sea.gmane.org: The other major deficiency in Writer's styles is the inability to affect a relative change, a change in one attribute without affecting anything else. So if you have a document that uses more than

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-28 Thread Ed
On or about 3/28/2006 8:38 AM, Rod Engelsman penned the following: Andrew Brown wrote: Rod Engelsman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in news:e09ug3$dhm$1 @sea.gmane.org: The other major deficiency in Writer's styles is the inability to affect a relative change, a change in one attribute without

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-28 Thread Robin Laing
Jonathon Blake wrote: Robin wrote: Really? In my experience, I don't agree. But again, I am not an expert on creating and using styles on hodgepodge documents. Maybe I should work for the company you do, since you don't know how to do your job. [All of the scenrios you have described are

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-28 Thread Robin Laing
Rod Engelsman wrote: I'm not going to claim that Wordperfect is better (or worse) than Writer, or that code tokens are better (or worse) than object styles. But Wordperfect is a mature product with a loyal following for a reason. I think that WP's implementation of tokens and reveal code is

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-28 Thread Robin Laing
Ed wrote: My two cents worth. Having used both methods, as in OO and WP, they both have their place. Styles are fine for the publishing industry, and corporations that need to have a fixed style in documents, letters, etc. But, for my personal use I prefer the WP method of changing the

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-28 Thread Andrew Brown
Rod Engelsman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Andrew Brown wrote: You can't? I think I just did. It is a matter of putting the word you want into the numbering style. I will send you privately a document that shows this -- essentially, I told outline numbering for some

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-28 Thread Bruce Byfield
On Tue, 2006-03-28 at 10:23 -0500, Ed wrote: But, for my personal use I prefer the WP method of changing the format of individual words, or sentences, on the fly. And if I have to do any editing later, the Reveal Codes option gives me complete control over my document. As a 'personal'

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-28 Thread Robin Laing
Bruce Byfield wrote: On Tue, 2006-03-28 at 10:23 -0500, Ed wrote: But, for my personal use I prefer the WP method of changing the format of individual words, or sentences, on the fly. And if I have to do any editing later, the Reveal Codes option gives me complete control over my document.

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-28 Thread Jonathon Blake
Robin wrote: They are not clones of previous documents and thus would require a different set of styles. Make a set of styles for each type of document. There is nothing tht prevents one from having a default document that contains the following set of styles: i) APA Style [Follows APA

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-28 Thread Jonathon Blake
Robin wrote: I then have to ensure that all the previous formatting isn't changed and my inserted formatting is as close to that of the supplied document. If all you are concerned about is the markup, then create a PDF of the document, when you openit in OOo, then eliminate the formatting,

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Robin Laing
Jonathon Coombes wrote: On 24/03/2006, at 5:04 AM, Jonathon Blake wrote: Robin wrote: After thinking about this overnight, I would like to see a dialog box that reveals the details of the formatting at the cursor location. Otehr than each style that is currently being used is displayed

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jallan
Robin Laing wrote: No. But there are five lists in the Stylist you can set to show the current applied styles. Why so desperate to see all character styles along with all page styles along with all bullet styles at the same time? Normally you don't work with them all at the same time, or more

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-27 Thread Robin Laing
Jonathon Blake wrote: Robin wrote: No, there are just a bunch of styles menus with a bunch of styles that have other problems. Such as? ? ? What style is used and what changes are made at the time that the change occurred. Until this morning, I didn't know about the ability to have the

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathon Blake
Robin wrote: VCurrently available. What is VC? Typo. IT should read Currently Available. [I don't run spellcheck when my internet connection is at 28.8 KB, or lower, which is most of the time.] the active styles on my version of OOo 2.0. I seriously doubt that they removed that from OOo

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-27 Thread Robin Laing
Jallan wrote: Robin Laing wrote: I quite believe that. But all that is left in OOo Writer is the results of that misinterpretation, not the codes, which you therefore need not worry about in fixing the problem. If there are no codes to be jumbled, no-one can jumble them. But one can

[users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jallan
Robin Laing wrote: r. No one just has to look at the attributes that are changed. I look at the above Normal (Web) and I have 12 major options that can be changed within it. I see a problem on the page I have but I am not sure what option is the problem. Of course, if is is a font option

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Robin Laing
Jonathon Blake wrote: Robin wrote: I seriously doubt that they removed that from OOo 1.x and OOo 1.1.x. [This system has 128 MB ram, which is about 896 MB less ram than OOo 2.x requires.] CTRLF12 For writer, it is the third selection at the _bottom_. Other options (for charcter styles)

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathon Blake
Robin wrote: CTRLF12 brings up Insert Table. Different options in different I might have customized my keyboard shortcuts. Go Format Styles Catalog Again, where? I see the styles box but there are different tabs (icons) that I have to click to get a full picture. Go reread _Stylist:

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathon Blake
Robin wrote: The why don't you type it and explain how a person that uses Reveal Word Perfect does not implement styles. Word Perfect does not know what styles are. The Reveal Codes button for Word Perfect is nothing more than a way to directly apply formtting changes to text. That

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathon Blake
Robin wrote: Really? In my experience, I don't agree. But again, I am not an expert on creating and using styles on hodgepodge documents. Maybe I should work for the company you do, since you don't know how to do your job. [All of the scenrios you have described are trivial to solve. ]

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Cor Nouws
Robin wrote: I can come up with many examples where styles don't work for me or other people I work with. Then there's just no hope left for you ;-) Greetings, Cor -- Cor Nouws www.nouenoff.nl - www.bsooo.nl - http://nl.openoffice.org Open. For business.

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Rod Engelsman
Jonathon Blake wrote: I might have customized my keyboard shortcuts. Go Format Styles Catalog That menu option has been dropped from 2.0. I can come up with many examples where styles don't work for me or other people I work with. I have yet to see an example of where styles do

[users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jallan
Robin Laing wrote: Jallan wrote: Robin Laing wrote: I quite believe that. But all that is left in OOo Writer is the results of that misinterpretation, not the codes, which you therefore need not worry about in fixing the problem. If there are no codes to be jumbled, no-one can jumble

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathon Blake
Rod wrote: Go Format Styles Catalog That menu option has been dropped from 2.0. It was renamed, and another step added in OOo 2.0. It is availble thru the menu, though. Answer: You can't do it; at least not in Writer. And this isn't a I've done it using OOo 1.1.3-ZA. It took me a while

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Rod Engelsman
Naomi Kramer wrote: Hi Rod, I'm not really following this debate, but noticed something in your post that I wanted to comment on. Relative styles ARE possible in OpenOffice... they're just not intuitive. At all! Give me a yell if you're wanting/trying to set them up. - Naomi I'm curious

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathon Blake
Jallan wrote: (such as margin settings) through direct formatting, only by changing page styles. i) It is possible to change mrgins, using paragraph styles; ii) Margins can be reset in OOo, using direct formatting. But most page attributes can not be reset using direct formtting. page

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Rod Engelsman
Jonathon Blake wrote: Rod wrote: Go Format Styles Catalog That menu option has been dropped from 2.0. It was renamed, and another step added in OOo 2.0. It is availble thru the menu, though. Not that I can find. Answer: You can't do it; at least not in Writer. And this isn't a

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 28/03/2006, at 2:55 PM, Rod Engelsman wrote: Jonathon Blake wrote: Rod wrote: SNIP! Thus far you have given run-in headings: [Issue # 39582, if you want to vote for it.] It can be currently done in OOo, but it is messy, amongst other things. What other examples do you have? It's

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Rod Engelsman
Naomi Kramer wrote: Hi Rod, Create a character style, making only one selection - eg. change font from Regular to Italic. Click on OK to save it. You'll find that the default settings are disregarded, and only the setting you changed (ie, italic) is applied to the text. Does that work the

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-24 Thread klaus schmirler
Bruce Byfield wrote: On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 12:05 -0700, Robin Laing wrote: Don't forget to add in the create the necessary styles to achieve what you have to achieve. This is the biggest problem with styles. You have to know what the individual styles do. You don't need to setup a style

[users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-24 Thread Jallan
Robin Laing wrote: WP uses a code at each location to represent the change that is being applied. This code represents one single property change. There is a close code at the end of the selection. On importing and exporting, cutting and pasting, these codes can get jumbled over time. I

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-24 Thread Jallan
Max G. Kluth wrote: The beauty with the codes was that you could see exactly what went on where and how. And it was especially beautious sic that one could search and replace the codes for a quick and dirty job. Try that with styles. I did, so I know. But in different programmes, of course. I

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-24 Thread Max G. Kluth
Jallan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : Max G. Kluth wrote: : The beauty with the codes was that you could see exactly what went on where : and how. And it was especially beautious sic that one could search and : replace the codes for a quick and dirty job. Try that

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-23 Thread Barrie Backhurst
On Tue, 2006-03-21 at 19:17 -0500, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote: Barrie Backhurst wrote: On Tue, 2006-03-21 at 07:19 -0500, Eric Beversluis wrote: I'm just a simple-minded semi-geek, but this question keeps bothering me as I see the ongoing debate re reveal codes: Isn't this all

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-23 Thread Robin Laing
Archbishop John Missing wrote: Robin Laing wrote: Ah, more time, more time. I need more time. :) I never have enough time. It is quicker to grab the file and find a unused Win computer to make the necessary changes. If the solution is to use a different operating system and

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-23 Thread Robin Laing
Keith Bates wrote: I used to use WP way back when, and occasionally I would use Reveal Codes. But that was only ever because something had gone wrong with on-the-fly formatting and I couldn't work out why a section that should be bold wasn't bold (for example). Usually there was some strange

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-23 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thursday March 23 2006 10:19 am, Robin Laing wrote: Archbishop John Missing wrote: Robin Laing wrote: Ah, more time, more time. I need more time. :) I never have enough time. It is quicker to grab the file and find a unused Win computer to make the necessary changes. If the

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-23 Thread Robin Laing
Archbishop John Missing wrote: Before this discussion moves on to another list, I think I should point out who a user is: the only reason for the product to be produced and the only one who can judge the quality of the product. If the product is not meeting the users needs, then it is

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-23 Thread Jonathon Blake
Joe wrote: I personally has used styles, but styles do not always apply in all cases. Can you give _specific_ examples of where one can not apply styles, and thuse has to use direct formatting? So, we must use the bold, italics, etc... So, this is where reveal codeswould come in handy.

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-23 Thread Robin Laing
Jallan wrote: Joe Hogan wrote: Hello, THis discussion should really be moved to discuss or social. However, I see that some of you really like WP so I thought that the following might encourage you to accept OOo as it is and go on to other more important things. While you might

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-23 Thread Robin Laing
Dan Lewis wrote: On Thursday March 23 2006 10:19 am, Robin Laing wrote: Archbishop John Missing wrote: Robin Laing wrote: Ah, more time, more time. I need more time. :) I never have enough time. It is quicker to grab the file and find a unused Win computer to make the necessary

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-23 Thread Robin Laing
Jonathon Blake wrote: Joe wrote: I personally has used styles, but styles do not always apply in all cases. Can you give _specific_ examples of where one can not apply styles, and thuse has to use direct formatting? So, we must use the bold, italics, etc... So, this is where reveal

[users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-23 Thread Jallan
Robin Laing wrote: If you do allot of importing, cutting and general work with different formats of documents, the issue of strange effects are common. That stray token or formatting that was part of the original document is now inserted inside your nicely stylized document causing a problem.

[users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-23 Thread Rod Engelsman
I want to answer this but the discussion should really be on the general/discuss list so I'm cross-posting there. Robin Laing wrote: The styles and formatting window on my version of OO does not show all the formats of the style selected. I can open the Modify dialog to see what the

[users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-23 Thread Rod Engelsman
Robin Laing wrote: Dan Lewis wrote: On Thursday March 23 2006 10:19 am, Robin Laing wrote: Archbishop John Missing wrote: Robin Laing wrote: Ah, more time, more time. I need more time. :) I never have enough time. It is quicker to grab the file and find a unused Win computer to make

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