On Sat, 2009-03-21 at 10:37, Barbara Duprey wrote: > I'm afraid an upgrade to a new version of OOo isn't likely to help, > because there's no known issue about this. If you create a new document > using the distributed default templates, and both the fonts you like > imposed directly on the text, do you get the same weird behavior? If > not, there's probably something different about the styles you're using > that is creating the situation. If it still happens, you could send us > your test document -- ODF files usually come through OK on the list. The > original would be good, too, if it's not private.
bg: So far as I am aware, I am not using any default templates, nor styles for that matter. Despite doing a fair volume of text editing on a regular basis, I don't have anything anywhere near the frequency of similar boilerplate that would induce me to cede control of the appearance of my pages to the software. I turn off annoying stuff like standard capitalizing of the first character in a line, and automatic numbering with its own ideas about indents. I despise that kind of interference. It's the one thing that makes me wish I still had Word Perfect with its Reveal Codes. :-) About the only "auto"-thing I can stand to leave on is auto-spell-check, because it's extremely handy for catching typos. I'm an extremely good speller, but a horribly untrained typist. So I have skipped templates and styles, as far as I know. If they're operating it is decidedly without my consent :-) I've looked through the Help a lot, and don't see anything in there that would connect italicization with styles or templates. But then I freely confess I know little about either one. I can always do up a sample file and attach it if you think that might be helpful. Thanks, Brewster -- ********************************************************************** W. Brewster Gillett [email protected] Portland, OR USA ********************************************************************** Simply because you don't like to hear it, that doesn't make it untrue. ********************************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
