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.

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Remove the offending buttons from the formatting toolbar. Right click &
'customise'

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Retrain 

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(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

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