[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 138942] In the Navigator, show separate nodes for Headings and Outline levels

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=138942

--- Comment #3 from NarayanAras <raindrops.fromsky at gmail.com> ---
I am not sure about how you interpret the chapters in the hierarchy. If I
respond to you directly with your example, we may interpret it differently. To
void that, let me describe the problem afresh:

A novel usually does not have a deep hierarchy, such as Title > Parts >
Sections > Chapters > Topics > paragraph headings (H1....H5) > body text.

But this structure would be normally seen in technical documentation.

Normally, we do NOT apply heading levels to the top portion of the hierarchy.

For example, the Parts, and sections are not assigned a Heading level. We start
heading levels for chapters, topics and paragraph headings.

Let us say we assigned the following:

chapters ---------------> Heading 1
topics -----------------> Heading 2
paragraph headings -----> Heading 3
Sub-paragraph headings -> Heading 4
(The paragraphs may have multiple levels, so they will occupy Heading 5,
Heading 6, etc.)

As a result, the TOC (and also the "headings" node in the Navigator panel) will
not show the Parts and Sections at all.

To avoid this problem, LibreOffice Writer assigns an Outline level, which is
then used in TOC and Navigator panel.

This is fine, but the problem is that the node that actually shows the Outline
levels is called "headings".
This is misleading.

The solution is simple: 
Let Navigatior panel show both nodes: Headings node and Outline node.


The "Outline" node will show the document's hierarchy that is based on the
Outline levels assigned.
Thus it will show the intended hierarchy of the document: parts > Sections >
Chapters > Topics > paragraph heading (H1....H5...) 

On the other hand, the "Headings" node will show only H1, H2, H3....
Thus it will not be able to show the Title, Parts and Sections.

The "Outline" node reflects the WYSIWYM philosophy (What you see is what you
MEAN).
It shows the VIRTUAL structure of the document.

The "Headings" node reflects the WYSIWYG philosophy (What you see is what you
GET).
It shows the ACTUAL structure of the document.

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