On Tuesday 21 March 2006 14:05, Rod Engelsman wrote: > Eric Beversluis wrote: > > I'm just a simple-minded semi-geek, but this question keeps bothering me > > as I see the ongoing debate re "reveal codes": > > > > Isn't this all irrelevant, since, in order to have true "reveal codes," > > OOo would have to be completely rewritten? > > You're absolutely right that RC, per se, is irrelevant to OOo, but the > discussion started with that question, based on a misconception. That > doesn't change the fact that the underlying need for a better way to see > what's going on is valid.
I agree that EB is right. It reminds me of the guy who had never seen an electric kettle before and when given one and asked to boil some water, filled it and put it on the gas ring. For the record, now I see what RC's are, I think I would not like them. Styles encourage me to think before acting, to plan the layout of a document before writing it. I can define header styles, normal body text styles, indented text for quoted English text, and indented paragraphs for a foreign language which would show also be italic. Emphasis in the English is shown by making the text italic, but emphasis in the foreign language is normal. What would RCs show in the latter case? I would think in terms of emphasis; I would expect them to say "turn on normal". Or would they actually say "turn off italic"? How do you keep track of the actual state of things from the beginning of the document? All those ons and offs. Whereas with a style which I have defined, I know what the state is at any place at all, and if I want to change it, just select the text, and apply the style. Easy. And if I decide to change the way emphasis is shown (eg. by underlining), then I have only to change the styles and not find all the places in the text which are emphasised. Sorry, rant over. Carry on chatting. -- Andy Pepperdine On this mailing list help is provided by volunteers. Please subscribe to the mailing list to see all the replies to a query, and reply only to the mailing list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] For FAQ, userguide, see: http://documentation.openoffice.org/ For more information about the OOo licence here: http://www.openoffice.org/license.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
