To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=87541 Issue #|87541 Summary|Missing cross-references are displayed as white space Component|Word processor Version|1.0.0 Platform|All URL| OS/Version|All Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|DEFECT Priority|P3 Subcomponent|viewing Assigned to|mru Reported by|james_tizard
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Mar 28 05:05:49 +0000 2008 ------- ** This is my first issue I've tried hard to follow the process correctly - including looking for similar issues. Apologies for any mistakes. ** The ability of OO Writer to use named cross references is one of its great advantages over MS Word. However, if an inserted cross reference points to a reference that does not exist (usually because the text surrounding reference source has been deleted), then the cross reference displays as a blank space. When dealing with a large document with many named cross-references, if one of the inserted references is subsequently deleted, then it can be extremely difficult to locate referring cross references without extremely close and error-prone proof reading. A logical solution would seem to be to replace missing cross references with a message such as "reference to missing reference: xxx". This would allow errors to be detected much more easily at the proof reading stage. MS Word does something similar with missing bookmarks. The difference is that Word tends to drop them without warning... I am going to attempt to attach a short sample document with cross-references to two named references: ref-tree and ref-fruit. The former (ref-trees) is present in the document, and the cross reference displays correctly. The latter (ref-fruit) has been deleted and the cross reference shows as a blank space. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
