Robin wrote: > No, there are just a bunch of styles menus with a bunch of styles that have > other problems.
Such as? ? ? >Both have their own complexity. As one person said, they have over 2000 styles. Since that is a reference to me, I'll point out that I know what the difference between any two styles I have is. And why it was created, and used. And having that many greatly simplifies things for me. > I always try to think simple. To me reveal codes is simple. Styles are simpler --- one doesn't have to remember what attributes to change. Just remember what style to change. Much easier, simpler, and cleaner. >Styles are complex because a style can do allot at once. And they are very predictable in what they will change. Unlike WP, where one requires Reveal Codes, because a simple change can have UNEXPECTED, results, with UNPREDICTABLE side-effects. > will do, this can be great. What happens if there is a character style that > is within this paragraph? Displays the character properly. > But that is what I do understand. This is why I suggest a single box that > displays each of these without having to click through multiple windows. I haven't looked at _Styles: Their Attributes and Effects_ recently. For some types of styles, you have over a hundred different options. Do you really want a screen that displays each of those options, for every character? [Just thinking about the wasted screen estate gives me the shivers. That it would further hinder productivity is another reason to not implement it.] > which is a space? You have one character space that may be enough to Make up your mind. Is that space the only character with the style difference, or is the space the start of a new block of text with the same style? It doesn't make any difference in either the short run, or the long run, because it is trivial to determine what the attributes of that character, or text block are. You don't need Reveal Code functionality to determine those attributes. > inside and out I will even grow to like them but in my case, I don't want > 2000+ styles to have to remember and use. A tool for every job. And I wouldn't be at all surprised if I could take over your position, and reformat the documents in half the time you take, because I have 2 000 + styles, and don't have to play "hunt for the incorrect code". [Remember what I said about the only assumption I make --- "that the person who gave me the document won't notice the reformatting I have done." Ponder on what that means, when applied to a document that is given to you in a plethora of file formats, markup languages, character encoding, and other things designed to annoy one.] > How about a document on Styles for WordPerfect users? It would be all of one paragraph long: xan jonathon -- Ethical conduct is a vice. Corrupt conduct is a virtue. Motto of Nacarima.
