John Kaufmann wrote:
In another thread ["Annotating a structured list"] I have received
excellent replies on the problem of how to annotate members of a
hierarchical list. Unfortunately, I can't reply to them because I
have been stuck on what I'm sure is a simple question, and don't want
to clutter that thread with such trivia. The question is this: How
are the levels of indentation set and changed in a List (Numbering)
style?
I know about the default tab spacing set in Tools | Options | Writer |
General - but that cannot be the only way to set indentation levels.
Under List (Numbering) styles I see nothing about tab stops, which
could be fine because every list also has paragraph attributes, and
tabs are included in Paragraph styles [though I would think that
hierarchical lists can have special indentation requirements that a
Paragraph style does not accommodate]. But AFAICS that setting is
only for adding tab stops; it's (apparently) not possible to simply
wipe out all tab stops in the style and define new ones. I know that
can't be true, but I don't find the way to wipe all tab stops; the
"Delete All" button seems to apply only to "custom" tabs stops that
were /added/ to the style.
What am I missing?
John
Each level of a list has its own indentation value, and as you change
levels in the list (with tabs or by using the Increase Indent and
Decrease Indent icons in the Formatting toolbar) the appropriate
indentation is supplied automatically. In your case, you don't need to
specify a list at all; the list really only matters if you want
bullets/numbers, or if you want text to flow based on the list level
when you reach the end of a line. What may have been confusing about
using the first column of a table for your list is that inside a table
cell, you use Ctrl-Tab, not just Tab. Sorry I didn't mention that before
-- I use the indention icons rather than tabs, so I didn't think of it.
If you were using Format > Bullets and Numbering for your list, as is
typical, you would not be specifying any paragraph styles at all, but
you would be able to control the appearance of the list with the various
tabs of that dialog.
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