Steve Litt wrote:
Hi all,
I'd like to suggest something be done to provide faster access to character
style selection. Right now every time you use a character style you must click
Edit->Text_style and then select the character style from a list that includes
other junk like Caps and the like.
I'd like to suggest either an always-there text style dropdown similar to the
current environment dropdown, or a toolbar icon that brings up a character
style list (without extraneous stuff like Caps and Custom and all that stuff).
It would be great if this could be linked to a keyboard shortcut also.
There is already a keyboard shortcut. I use styles a lot when I write
text containing code examples. (Programming constructs set in Code
style.) There may be several such words in a paragraph. I do this
without mouseclicks.
With english menus, I type ALT+E S to bring up the charstyle menu,
and then down-arrow a few times to get the wanted style. Using the same
style over and over, my shortcut has become
Alt e s Down Down Enter
Which is much faster than aiming the mouse at the menus.
"Extraneous" stuff like Caps comes after the other styles,
so it does not get in the way.
I use a character style every few paragraphs. Even in the best of situations,
character styles are inconvenient during authoring. You need to highlight what
you want to style, and then choose the character style, or pick the style and
type into it and then find a way to get past the character style. But when you
To quickly highlight text, use shift+arrow keys. When you pick a style,
and type into it, huse right-arrow to get out.
The current system works for keyboard users. The pulldown list would
make it easier for mouse users too.
Helge Hafting
