On 02/13/2009 07:50 PM, H.S. wrote: > Hello, > > jonathon wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 13:27, H.S. wrote: >> >>> - No outline mode (now this is one long standing feature request if ever >>> there was one) >> >> This is a complaint I do not understand. What it is that an outline > > The last time I checked, which was some months ago, the navigator was > admitted to be quite limited in terms of functionality of structuring a > document. In other words, outline mode as offered by MSO was much better > at accomplishing this writers' task than was navigator. Howerever, ... > > >> mode would offer, that navigator does not offer? Every reference I've >> seen to what MSO's Outline mode does, can be done using Navigator, if >> the appropriate styles are used. > > from your comments above it appears as if things have changed since > then. If what you are trying to stress is that Navigator can be used to > accomplish the document structuring task with at least as much ease as > the outline mode in MSO, I would be very much interested in trying it out. > > Please note that I am not very picky regarding the method of > accomplishing the task (Navigator may have a different interface as > compared to the outline mode in MSO), rather I am looking for the > appropriate functionality without any kludges or cumbersome workarounds. > > So, let us assume I am not aware of existence of outline mode in MSO, > and I want to accomplish the task of starting the structure of a new > document. Would Navigator do it for me? I hope that it does. If the > answer is yes, would be possible for you to give some URLs which explain > this since it appears that you know more about this than I do. > > Warm regards. > >
Did you have a look at the references to 3.1 that I provided in another link (Re: installing the deb in a different dir using --instdir) which show some additions to outlining? <quote> If you feel like experimenting, you might want to give the dev version of 3.1 a spin. Here are some of the new/improved features: http://www.oooninja.com/ </quote> Does that added 'feature' not help/fix your requirements? I fail to understand exactly what you are looking for regarding outlining and OOo. As someone that transitioned multiple complicated technical documents (in Japanese to English no less) from MS Word to Adobe FrameMaker some years ago: 1. I Fail to understand why you/anyone continue to use MS Word for technical document writing to begin with. 2. Pehaps I misinterprted your comment: "- No outline mode (now this is one long standing feature request if ever there was one)." Back to #1, why are doing tech docs MS Word to begin with? And what specifically are you trying to do in OOo that you can't do with MS Word? You mentioned that you primarily use LaTex -- for some reason, in nearly 20 years of word processor uses I've never figured out LaTex et al. I've searched for GUI interfaces, I've tried to create documents, and in each and every case I've failed. I suspect that it's because I've not ever had to create a 'Tex' document in an academic environment before, but for some reason I still can't figure out how to create even the most simple of LaTex documents. I wonder how a MS Office (Word) user or creator of a technical could do the same? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
