Couldn't you use a Macro for this? I haven't put much thought into it or looked into "Section" functionality, but if you can ID a Section, say General1, Manager1, Tech1, General2, Manager2, General3, Manager3, Tech2, etc. and then write a show/hide macro for each defined type: "Show/Hide General" (shows General1, General2, General3) "Show/Hide Manager" (shows Manager1, Manager2, Manager3) "Show/Hide Tech" (shows Tech1, Tech2) and "Show/Hide All".
Would this solve the requirements? Sincerely, Andrew Robertson Export Manager derma e® Natural Bodycare ph. 805-582-2710 xt. 244 fx. 805-582-2730 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.dermae.net -----Original Message----- From: Alexandro Colorado [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 12:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [discuss] Multiple layer Writer Hi, You are pretty much talking about sections, this can be done by going to the Insert > Sections which encapsulate the content and you are able to either show it or hide it. However, the automatization process might need to be developed. Have you though on what would trigger the content to become a summary or it's extended version? On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 06:59:21 -0600, OdysSloot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Sirs, Madams, > > What I really would have for a few years now is a multiple layer > document. > MS Word has not open source, and I hate the idea MS would make money out > of > it, so I tried to create it myself - and I thought ofcource of > OpenOffice. > As I said this was a few years back, but I'm not really sure wether I can > make such nor I have the time to focus. So I just hope you can fulfill > this > wish of mine. > The idea is very simple. It is as layers in Photshop for instance. Let's > make an UseCase document. This document should be read by Customers, by > chiefs, managers, testers, deveopers, architects etcetera. I imagine the > customer would not like to see much detail once the document has really > developed when he/she has to make a judgement, nor would a project > manager. > A tester or developer though, would very much see all the detail. > Wouldn't > it be nice thay ycan all read the very same document not disturbed by too > much or too little detail or even hide some layers which are not > applicable > at some moment. If one could authirize certain layers to certain roles > etcetra. The advantage also is that if there would be some change I do > not > have to change it in multiple documents. Of cource the document is smart > enough not to leave whitespace when some parts of the document are > hidden. > There are many examples to think of, but Ii chose one from my daily life. > Let' u start with Writer first, but one minute brainstorm should feed you > with many ideas for Calc. > > Thanks, regards, > > Sander van der Sloot -- Alexandro Colorado Grupo de Usuarios Linux Tabasco http://www.gultab.org OpenOffice.org Community Contact // Mexico http://www.openoffice.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
