Robin wrote: > Really? In my experience, I don't agree. But again, I am not an expert on > creating and using styles on hodgepodge documents.
Maybe I should work for the company you do, since you don't know how to do your job. [All of the scenrios you have described are trivial to solve. ] > And if the style is used but then a bunch of direct formatting is applied, > then what a pain as in one document I just looked at. ">Formt >Default" and repeat for character, numbering, and paragrpah level. Trivial. Cn you come up with a really difficult issue? > But on the next line which is empty, the justification is changed. And the paragraph style for that heading? Odds are it is not _Paragraph 1_. [Take a look at the paragraph attrbiute for "following style" ] > justification, font and font attributes. Does this make it any clearer? I > did not create the Same solution: ">Format >Default" and clear up pragraph, numbering, and character style. As I said, that is trivial to clean up. Or do you have Sanskrit, Hebrew, Chinese, and Latin glyphs in the sme "word"? ] > But RC's would show me when there is a change to the formatting or margins. > That isn't easily done in OOo. If margins are such a concern, then use the ruler. And pay attention to the margin attribute of the style. > This is the point. When it changes, how to I easily see these changes? > > Most people don't. They just create them on the fly. It takes no longer to > > create multiple-effect formatting in a style then it does doing outside a > > style, Maybe 120 seconds to create four stayles, which cascade from one to another. > This is where some of WP formatting tools are handy. This is also the > headache of many writers that create many one off documents. > They don't use the same style over and over. They don't? I think it is more accurate to say that they abuse the smae (usually incorrect) style, over and over again. > > You can also use Find & Replace to search for any one of those styles. > But what style do I search for? Whichever style you wnat to change to/from. > > But it would be nice to also be able to generate an index of styles used in > > a document, finding what they are and where they are employed all at once. OOo allredy has that capability. > How many place do I have to look to find out all the info. If you know what the attributes of each of your styles is, once. Otherwise you will have to customize that formtting toolbar, and not object to the mouse clicks to see all of the options. > This is the issue of having a RC type of dialog. A tool to find these, even > the ones that are changed over an empty line would be nice. ">Format >Default" to get rid of that direct markup [And you were wondering why I suggested importing a documetn as plain text, and getting rid of all of the markup.] > Direct formatting is one reason that many WP users hate MS Office, it is > what they are familiar with. If they want to use direct formting in OOo, then cn do so. But they must not come cryign that they don't have reveal codes, becuase they never botehred to learn what their tool did in the first place. And that is all reveal codes is for --- a function to give people that can't be bothered to learn what their tools do, an easy way to refuse to klearn what their tool is, and how to use it. > that will allow any formatting change to be seen quickly without looking at > the right of the screen for styles. Currently available in OOo.[well, for most, but not all style attributes.] xan jonathon -- Ethical conduct is a vice. Corrupt conduct is a virtue. Motto of Nacarima.
