On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:05:40 -0500 Stefan Monnier wrote: > >> > In support of separating content from presentation. > >> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_style_and_content > >> > >> BTW: my wife seems to have trouble doing that. She always ends up > >> with a piece of text where everything is using the "default" font, > >> but that font has different size and style at different places ;-( > >> > >> So when time comes to change things it's a real hassle. > > > (SNIP) > > > If the problem is that she is changing things (font, point size, > > ital, bold, etc.) with direct formatting, you (or she) can simply > > highlight the problem text and then choose > > Format> Default Formatting > > > or just use the keyboard-combo > > > CONTROL+SHIFT+SPACE > > > This will return it to whatever the default style (or the style in > > effect at that point - "Default", "Text body", "Heading 1" or > > whatever) is defined to be. > > > Hope this helps ... :-) > > Yes, I know of various ways to sort the mess after the fact. > What I want is a way to help the user not get into this mess. > > Having the font-style and font-size selection right up there in their > face is only encouraging them get into such a mess. > >
Turn off the formatting toolbar. & | Remove the offending buttons from the formatting toolbar. Right click & 'customise' & | Retrain & | (most drastic) change their editor from WYSIWYG to WYSIWYM. - LyX - WYMEditor > Wait for serious backlash with all but the retrain option. -- Michael All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
