[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 32419] New: When inserted on Writer, get "Base size" for formulas from underlining paragraph

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32419

           Summary: When inserted on Writer, get "Base size" for formulas
                    from underlining paragraph
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: LibO 3.3.0 RC1
          Platform: x86-64 (AMD64)
        OS/Version: Linux (All)
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: medium
         Component: Formula editor
        AssignedTo: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
        ReportedBy: rgbl at email.it


Created an attachment (id=41148)
 --> (https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=41148)
Mock-up for font size menu

One thing that will make Math a lot better is the ability to inherit some
characteristics from the underlining paragraph.
On the font size menu, Math should have an option for the base size (maybe a
check box, see the attached mockup) to enable a time saver feature: load the
base size from the underlining paragraph.
Notice that when the "use paragraph settings" (a better wording is needed...)
is checked, the base size box is grayed out.
This "paragraph setting" could refer to the paragraph itself or to the
character style applied to were the Math object is anchored: this way, by
applying a paragraph or character style or even direct formatting to the text
surrounding the Math object the font size will be picked as the base size for
the formula.

Usercase: A couple of years ago I was appointed to write a physics book for
entry level students describing some historical experiments. At the beginning,
the editor instruct me to use a big format (A4, with large margins and a 12
points font). I decided to use Writer because the layout I wanted was very
difficult to accomplish on LaTeX (several figures wrapped with text, many of
them being not rectangular) and the available time was very short. Of course,
when I was half way in the writing process, the editor changed mind (budget
reasons, I think) and we ended with an A5, 11 points and tiny margins book...
Thanks to a proper use of styles, I was able to change page and font sizes in
no time, but Math objects... that was no so easy: I needed to edit all the Math
objects one by one!

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