[Libreoffice] format inspector (Was : Re: sw: numbering misbehaviour)

[Philipp Weissenbacher]

May I point you to the crazy idea "Add WordPerfect features like
RevealCodes and HiddenText" [1]

Also see the therein referenced OOo bug. It's been requested in 2002
and always dismissed with the answer "learn to use styles" *sigh*.

Just my 2 cents.

Philipp

[1] http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/Crazy_Ideas#Add_WordPerfect_features_like_RevealCodes_and_HiddenText

On 23 December 2010 00:05, Wols Lists <antlists at youngman.org.uk> wrote:
> On 22/12/10 22:02, Cor Nouws wrote:
>> I do not so much believe in the old WP-style of 'reveal formatting'
>> since I know OOo.
>> As a style addict, and knowing where to find Ctrl-M, it's easy to
>> tackle most...
>> Said that, indeed a (new style) pop-up to show
>>  - para style
>>  - char. style
>>  - direct (hard) formatting
>> would be useful, at least for many users.
>
> "Since I know OOo".
>
> That is a MAJOR point. One of my biggest problems with Word (and Writer,
> but less so) is "what the hell happened!?"
>
> Given *someone* *else* screwing up, with WordPerfect and Reveal Codes,
> it takes me moments to find out what happened, and not much longer to
> fix it. That's even when they've managed to use WordPerfect in ways I
> know nothing about.
>
> The whole point of Reveal Codes, is it tells me *what* WP is doing,
> *and* *why*. I have major problems doing that in Word. I haven't used
> Writer enough to come to that conclusion, but I find Word and Writer far
> too similar for comfort ... at least Writer is less inclined ime to "do
> its own thing".
>
> Cheers,
> Wol
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