Joe Smith wrote:
Jim Allan wrote:
Joe Smith wrote:
Also, it would be nice if Writer supported this as an actual list (a
"dictionary list" in HTML). Writer provides no good way to sort the
list, or even to manually re-order it.
Highlight what you want to include in your list and then use Tools →
Sort.... Each line(paragraph) in your text will be sorted in
relation to the other lines(paragraphs). Or perhaps I am not
understanding what you want.
The goal is to sort a "dictionary list" by the head words, keeping
each head word and its definition paragraph(s) together. If the list
is unstructured paragraphs, you can't use the built-in sort: it won't
move the head word and the definition paragraph together as a unit.
Moving them manually using cut+paste is a big chore. I figured it
would be easier if they were in a two-level list. At least then you
could use the "move with subpoints" function on the bullets &
numbering toolbar to move whole entries with one mouse click.
However, if you put the dictionary items in a list, once you change
the numbering type to "none", Writer no longer offers the list
functions. You have to set a numbering type, move the items, then
re-configure the list to not display the numbering.
Why should numbering type "none" disable the list functions?
It might be a nice enhancement if Writer could sort a list using the
top-level items as the key.
Just an observation, not a big deal. I've come across one or two cases
where I wanted to sort a structured list, but it's hardly a common
problem.
I've done this kind of list fairly often, and the simplest way I've
found is to create a table, with the first column holding the word and
the second the description. The list can then be sorted, terms added or
deleted, and so forth, very easily.
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