https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=3959
james flowerdew <[email protected]> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |[email protected] --- Comment #179 from james flowerdew <[email protected]> --- Outline is not a "view" in MSO. It is really more useful as a method for writing which allows you to edit your writing structure easily. Imagine starting with a list of points that you wish to present, and then discovering that many of your points belong to a group. You would then add that group title and drag the points in or demote them to be children of the group. Many people including myself struggle to keep their written thoughts in order, and allowing this free-form structure editing technique allows people to take thoughts and structure them cohesively. It is the equivalent of using headings on slices of paper and moving them about until they fit(A process respected in both the business, and creative worlds). Outline mode also allows you to collapse text using the hierachy, which gives you the ability to focus in on small areas within a very large body of text with ease. As an example, let's say I only want to see an appendix, but I want to see it in detail, and I want to see the structure that leads to it. Outline View from MSO revolutionised my writing ability, and sadly my move to open office set me back to where I was before it, writing like I did at school. You really need outline based editing, as well as viewing IMHO. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.
