On Tue, 2006-03-21 at 19:17 -0500, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote: > Barrie Backhurst wrote: > > >On Tue, 2006-03-21 at 07:19 -0500, 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? > >> > >>EB > >> > >> > > > >This has been the general consensus of the thread. > > > >It should though be possible to "Reveal Structure". I use Calc more than > >Writer and the structure tab in the function wizard is invaluable if a > >complex function is not evaluating correctly. I'm sure that something > >similar would assist those whose formatting is not behaving properly. > > > >Barrie > > > > > There is already a macro to reveal the structure. It was written > specifically to mimick the behavior in WP. I installed the macro, ran > the macro, and said "Wow, that is really cool". I find it of limited > usefulness so I do not use it on a regular basis. I have not worked with > it enough to know how it handles styles and such, it is my guess that it > is not specifically addressed. > > As for making this a part of OOo. Sure, they can do it, no problem. > First, there must be enough people that want it to convince Sun to spend > the money to put it in. If Sun does not do it, which would certainly > cost them a lot of money, then volunteers must do it. In this case, you > need someone such as yourself, who really really likes the functionality > to become the champion for the cause. A champion will either do the > coding or fund someone else to do the coding. > > In Word Perfect, reveal codes is not just for looking, but you can see > the cursor move in both areas and you can manually delete formatting > marks. If I were the coding champion for this, I would probably choose > to NOT show formatting codes that existed based on styles because it > would encourage people to modify codes inline rather than in styles. I > would, however, show where styles started and stopped. > > My recommendation is that you start with any existing Requests For > Enhancement (RFE) and be certain to itemize how you feel that things > should be handled in OOo. Be as complete and detailed as you can. If the > RFE does not exist, then create it. You might be amazed at how much you > can accomplish if you give it a try! >
Andrew Unfortunately, I have no experience of reveal codes, or any desire to use them. I have advocated styles many times on this list. Having followed the prior discussions, Rod suggested he may file an RFE but wasn't sure how to portray the requirement. I merely suggested that a tree view of style layout within a document, would assist those that required/wanted the "reveal code" functionality. I felt that, because a similar dialog had been implemented in Calc, it should be able to work within the OOo framework. I may well be wide of the mark on both counts. Barrie --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
