<html> <head> <base href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/"> </head> <body> <div> <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_RESOLVED bz_closed" title="RESOLVED DUPLICATE - [FORMATTING] Text layout varies wildly across docs, styles the same" href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133258#c14">Comment # 14</a> on <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_RESOLVED bz_closed" title="RESOLVED DUPLICATE - [FORMATTING] Text layout varies wildly across docs, styles the same" href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133258">bug 133258</a> from <a class="email" href="mailto:telesto@surfxs.nl" title="Telesto <telesto@surfxs.nl>"> Telesto</a> <pre>(In reply to Luke Kendall from <a href="show_bug.cgi?id=133258#c8">comment #8</a>) > "@Luke: Be careful with the styles and don't use DF. I would ctrl+A + Remove > Direct Formatting, set Default CS for all text, and also clear the PS." > > That's not really practical. In a 130,000 word book, working from a printed > copy so as to re-apply all the italics alone (99.99% of changed character > styles), that would require at minimum 3 mins work per page, so would work > out to at minimum 23 hours of work. On top of that there would be a day or > two of applying the 0.01% of other style information. There are different visions.. The view that styles a superb; everybody should use paragraph/character styles. And the people should be educated about it; and see Direct Formatting as a bad habit. If the had the opportunity to get away with removing the direct formatting toolbar, the would probably do it.. And there are the - in terms of Heiko - Benjamins.. like me who still (also) use direct formatting. And seeing a UX-flaw. As the Direct Formatting (DF) toolbar is activated while using a style (without any visual feedback; between exclusively DF and formatting based on Paragraph/Character style). And overruling a Character style or Paragraph Style with Direct Formatting is not something you want. And the visibility of the paragraph/character style formatting is an issue. But hopefully improved with <a href="https://design.blog.documentfoundation.org/2019/11/05/proposal-to-conveniently-highlight-and-inspect-styles-in-libreoffice-writer/">https://design.blog.documentfoundation.org/2019/11/05/proposal-to-conveniently-highlight-and-inspect-styles-in-libreoffice-writer/</a> About the page styles in use.. No clue.. I can't search for it either.. And also sounds a horrible work-around, IMHO Note: you can post also UX/UI suggestions in the bug tracker. Not 'only' broken things..</pre> </div> <hr> You are receiving this mail because: <ul> <li>You are the assignee for the bug.</li> </ul> </body> </html>