https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=160447
Bug ID: 160447
Summary: styles: allow us to copy, clone styles, plz
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 24.8.0.0 alpha0+ Master
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
hi,
it'd be great to be able to "clone" a style...
just imagine.....
"right click.... clone... and voila!! there's "that_style(copy1)"
I remember I have suggested this once already, sorry for the dup..
but if people keep suggesting something (as opposed to suggesting only once)
might mean more :) :)
Why would this be so great?
Cause otherwise you have to manually (!!!!) clone styles...
unless you're okay with having dropdown directories under styles...
for example:
"that style".... it has some font 9pt, indents: 0.5, 0.5. 0.75, line height
125%
you want a new style... with only 1 parameter changed...
why would you want that?
Cause your text already has that style... without that change in one
parameter..
So, if you change it now, the first 3 chapters, which already have their final
form, will reshape. Break page boundaries, look ugly, everything gross.
So, you just create a variant. Cause you're cool.
But that variant must be based on a style...
even if it is based on "none"... it will inherit parameters...
which is simple UNCONTROLLABLE / UNREVIEWABLE / UNMANAGEABLE
cause there are so many params...(attributes)
So, the normal way would be to copy / clone that style and give it a name...
that_style(copy1) --> which you would straight on rename...
But this is not possible.
Instead you have to downgrade to quirks mode...
New style from "that style".. make your desired change....
then reposition it in the styles hierarchy... by giving it a different
"parent"..
THEN... you have to check what it inherited during that repositioning process..
it only takes 5 mins... sure... instead of 5 secs... (60x as much)
- - - thank you for developing writer and libreoffice - - -
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