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------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Aug 22 13:57:28 +0000 2007 ------- OD->bill_leach: Thx for your input. I've copied your proposal text to comment it inline - see below > Proposal: > Provide a convenient means to reference any numbered paragraph. I think we already covered this point in the current specification - for all paragraphs, which belongs to a list and have a number on its list level, a direct cross-reference can be inserted. Does the current specification satisfy this part of your proposal? > Allow the writer to include additional text with the paragraph number that > will > show up where the reference is inserted. What do you exactly mean by "include additional text"? Should this "additional text" be part of the reference field? Or should the cross-referencing dialog provide an input field for this "additional text", which is simple inserted on performing action "Insert chosen reference"? > Internally, in the link information keep a copy of the text associated with > the > paragraph that is the destination for the link. I don't know, if I understand you correctly. Do you want, that the reference field should keep a copy of the complete text of the referenced paragraph including its possible existing list label? If yes, what's the purpose of this copied text, especially in the case that the reference field only shows e.g., the page number the referenced paragraph is on. > If a change is made to the destination paragraph then prompt the user to > confirm > that the link is still valid I think here you should be more detailed, if and how should such a prompt to the user be presented. Do you want that a dialog pops up, if the user change the text of a referenced paragraph, if the reference field only show the chapter number of the chapter the paragraph is in? What about the use case, that more than one reference field to the reference paragraph exists? A lot of stuff has to be considered here. BTW, in general a reference field isn't updated, if the reference item is changed/deleted or its environment (page, chapter, etc.) is changed. The user have to manual update the fields - menu Tools - Update - Fields > Provide a “remind me later” option If I understand you correct, this option should be used to suppress the above mentioned direct prompt to the user on a change of the referenced item. Correct? > Provide a mean for the user to check all of the links. I think you mean that a certain tool/function should be provided to check every reference field that it is still valid? Correct? My summary of your proposed items: For the first three items some clarifications are needed - see my questions above. With the latter three items - if I understand you correct - you propose tools/functions for the user for check the validity of reference fields. For such a feature more details and input is needed - see my above questions and comments. I would propose to create a new specification for such a feature. Thus, the current specification describes the basic functionality for direct cross-referencing of heading and numbered paragraph and the new specification an additional feature based on this basic functionality. Would this be ok for you? If yes, please submit a new feature issue describing this feature and link this new feature to this issue. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
