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                 Issue #|74393
                 Summary|contextually invoke formula editor in appropriate mode
               Component|Word processor
                 Version|OOo 2.1
                Platform|All
                     URL|
              OS/Version|All
                  Status|UNCONFIRMED
       Status whiteboard|
                Keywords|
              Resolution|
              Issue type|ENHANCEMENT
                Priority|P3
            Subcomponent|ui
             Assigned to|mru
             Reported by|hgkamath





------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Feb  9 23:41:54 +0000 
2007 -------
contextually invoke formula editor in appropriate mode.

Software intelligence can be built into open office writer 
creating a formula object in the right 'mode' depending on the 
invocation 'context'. It is very distracting and disconcerting to 
repeatedly set right modes on formula objects when creating documents
with lots of formula objects.

Formula editor has two modes. 
1) "text mode" in which the formula editor squishes the object 
to display within line height.
This mode is used when the author wishes to type equations directly 
in a paragraph, as part of some explanation, without making
the paragraph look bad due to varying line spacing.
2) "normal mode" in which the formula editor displays the object 
with as much space as needed to present the formula.
This mode is used when the author wishes to have the equations stand
out clearly with 

Usually when typing formula in a paragraph there could be many 
"inline equations" referred to as "text mode" formula by 
"formula editor". 

Currently the Writer always invokes the formula editor to make 
a "normal mode" formula. This requires the user to repeatedly  
set the right mode often multiple times for every formula object 
within a paragraph.

Suggesting
1) Formula Object be invoked in text mode if within an ordinary
   paragraph style.
2) Formula Object be invoked in normal mode, if in a style 
   (say named equation style) which has been created with an 
   option not to squish objects to line height. 
3) Formula Object be invoked in normal mode, when the "fn" 
   Complete AutoText method. 
   (start newline, type fn, select the text fn, press F3)
4) other ideas you may have

using open office writer 2.1 (released) on WinXP

There was an old bug originally filed against the formula editor 
group, which was closed as is claimed does not come within their
preview. (issue 39271)

just FYI, Another related issue (issue 74359) exists which 
formula editor group are yet to work on but that should not
effect fixing this one.

See attachment visualize the issue.

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