on 01/15/2007 04:41 PM Michele Zarri said the following: >> Format > Bullets and Numbering then work on the Options and Position tab > to set up the bullet (or numbering) style and indentation for each level > you > desire. > > I do not find it messy, but it is indeed different from Microsoft Word (and > as a regular user of both, I would add better, but that's a matter of > taste).
What I find messy is that there are list styles and then this free form stuff which is somewhat structured that has no link to the styles. For structured working I would prefer the list styles. But they seem to be inconsistent. > Outline numbering is quite different from a bulleted or numbered list and > they are managed independently (although I have seen people using numbered > list for creating outline headings, now that's advanced stuff!). Why are there list styles and then all this other numbering/bullet styles? Why not just assign list styles (which can be designated as outlines as well) to paragraphs an be done with it and have the formating icons select the appropriate thing (if one has to have the formatting icons)? What you call advanced stuff is standard in any structured text system I used so far. And I think OO should be able to handle it easily, but got sidetracked and now has a mix of methods that are neither well integrated nor well separated making it rather confusing, it actually feels more messed up than Word if that is possible at all. All the docs I have seen so far is for beginners not explaining how to really work with structured consistent texts adapted to given (by a publisher) layout constraints. Can't use it for book projects (replacing FrameMaker) before I have that properly in order. cheers afx -- Espresso / Cappuccino ist wie Liebe, man muss sich heute die gleiche Mühe geben wie gestern und morgen noch mehr ! Espresso / Cappuccino is like love. You need to put in the same effort today as yesterday and tomorrow even more! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
