Re: [libreoffice-users] Using hidden text in LibreOffice Writer

Hi J.

J. Moore wrote (18-01-11 21:55)
> Has the ease-of-use for hidden text been improved in the latest
> version of LibreOffice Writer?
>
> Specifically: Can the user select text and click a toolbar button to
> hide/unhide text? This is how it’s done in MS Word--it's as quick and
> easy as formatting text as bold, italic, underline, etc.
>
> These below bugs suggest that others have found the implementation of
> hidden text in OO Writer to be clunky and unnecessarily complicated:
> http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=35980
> http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=111233

Thanks for the question and links.

Are you familiar with creating extensions or basic?
The following code is a simple macro that toggles the attribute Hidden 
of selected text.


Sub ChangeHiddenProp
   Dim oSelection
        
   ' only use first selection in case of multi selection - TODO
   oSelection = 
ThisComponent.getCurrentController.getSelection.getByIndex(0)

   ' does not handle all kinds of selected text perfect ;-)
   If oSelection.getEnd().CharHidden = False Then
      oSelection.CharHidden = True
   Else
      oSelection.CharHidden = False
   End If

End Sub

 = = =

IMO a far better solution is to create a character style that is hidden, 
and assign that to for example Alt-Shift-H.

HTH,
best,
Cor

> Thanks for info!


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