On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:35:37 +0100 "Harold Fuchs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 4:28 PM > Subject: Re: [users] Re: Macro to Change Language Doesn't Work > > > <snip> > > What is wrong with using styles? What will a macro do that can > > not be done with styles? > > In Writer, you can set a character style for each language you > > use. In this style, you can include the particular language and the > > font it needs as well as other formating. When you change the > > keyboard setting for a new language, you can then also double click > > the appropriate style. > > Perhaps I find this fairly easy because I keep the Styles and > > Formating window docked at the left side of OOo for easy access. > > > > Dan > > > <snip> > Not sure if styles will do it - too ignorant :-( > > If I wanted, say a French "style", wouldn't I need a separate OO > writer style for each combination of font, font size, bold, italic > etc. etc. etc? > > I ask this because these attributes are defined within the character > styles. > > For example, the character style named "Source Text" is defined, "out > of the box" on my system, as Courier New, Regular, 12pt., Normal > Position (as opposed to Superscript or Subscript), English (UK) and > so on. 1. You may specify only the language in a character style. I tried it, and it works (2.0.3-2 on Debian). Do _exactly_ the following: a) right click on 'Default' character style; b) click on 'New' in the context menu; c) in the 'Organizer' tab, write some name (but may as well leave 'Untitled#'); d) click the 'Font' tab and: - delete the font in the font entry box; - set the language you want; e) click organizer tab: you will see that the style contains only the language you have selected, no fonts, font effects, etc. f) Click OK. Test it - it changes only the language and preserves all other formating - font, font size, bold, italics, sub/superscripts, etc. However, works not as good as I would like. For example, if I ever click 'background' tab but do nothing there, I get '+White, transparent' in addition to the language. When I open the newly created style (right click +'Modify'), '+White, transparent' is listed twice... If I select any font, it appears in addition to a language, too, even if I delete it from the box after clicking. And I don't know any way to clear these parameters once they appeared in 'Contains' section (except deleting the style and creating new one). Maybe a bug in this Debian version, cannot test other builds now. HTH, Andrius --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
