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>>>> I have also simplified the table style to a more modern look, one which
>>>> is also easier to maintain, and made some other minor tweaks.
>>>
>>> I agree that it is easier to maintain, but I think that for
>>> readability purposes we should keep the banded rows.
>>
>> Banded rows? You mean the alternating white and gray backgrounds? They
>> are a major time-consuming nuisance to maintain when rows are added to
>> or removed from a table. With the horizontal lines I've added between
>> the rows, the colour differentiation of the rows themselves should not
>> be needed. (The horiz. lines may not be immediately obvious unless you
>> turn off table boundaries.)
>>
> It should be easy enough for me to write a macro to fix the banding (just go
> through the table a row at a time, removing any existing banding, and adding
> what should be there), although Andrew could doubtless do it faster (yes,
> that's a hint :-) ), since I know nothing about tables. We could store the
> macro in the template. I'm in love with the obvious name for it ("Bandit").
> More seriously, I find the banding pretty, professional, and easy to read.
> If we can fix the maintainability, would you reconsider? --/tj/
Hello TJ,
I have done a lot of work with tables, so it won't be a problem to
write such macro for me.
It will only work for simple tables (heading row, followed by n rows)
which I guess will cover for 95% of the tables we use. The only
"problem" is to decide which colour we should apply.
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>>> - I do not like the heading numbering but some people seem to like it.
>>> Maybe we should have a voting :-)
>>
>> Heading number is not appropriate for a user guide for a general
>> audience (despite what some of the people on the LibO list think, it is
>> NOT "more professional"). Such numbering is fine in reference manuals
>> and manuals aimed at a more technical audience. I can find research
>> references to back up my claim, but I have better things to do with my
>> time than waste it looking up stuff like that.
As I wrote, I also not a big fan, so unless someone complains I
suggest we do not use outline numbering
>>> - The title page looks a bit dull without any graphics.
>>
>> Agreed, but it's a low-priority item at this time IMO. I'm not a fan of
>> eye-candy, but if you or someone wants to suggest something, please do.
>> Just please make it something that prints well in black and white.
OK, will check the marketing page of OOo and see if there is something
suitable. The other alternative is to use the OOoAuthors logo.
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Regards,
Michele
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