Using Dan Lewis's latest iteration of this chapter, I fixed some problem lists, re-anchored some picture frames so they no longer wander away from where they should be, amended the info on extensions that I had written at the end of the chapter, and did some minor copyediting. I have submitted it for further review and testing of the instructions. http://oooauthors.org/en/authors/userguide3/gs3/GS3_drafts/0108GS-GettingStartedWithBase_JHW_20080925.odt/file_view
Dan did a good job of fixing most of the problem lists, but some lists continued to refuse to restart numbering when the file was re-opened. Rather than continue spending time trying to solve the problem, I changed some of the a,b,c lists to bullet lists, which seem to be working fine. So there is a bit of inconsistency in the presentation of lists in this chapter, but I don't think it affects usability and, indeed, I suspect most readers won't even notice. BTW, I have not taken the time to try to extract a reproducible sample of the problem and file an issue. I think it is related to this chapter's a long and complex history of multi-level lists interspersed with figures and tables (tips, notes). If anyone has seen a similar problem (refusal of lists or sublists to retain a "restart numbering" command), of if you are aware of an issue already filed about this, please let me know. --Jean
