Re: [libreoffice-users] Bullet indent frustrations

Hi AG,

AG schrieb:
> Hey list
>
> I really, really enjoy using LibO and recommend it widely as a viable
> alternative to MS Office. So, thank you developers!
>
> I do have one bone of contention where I do think that MS Office is
> superior to LibO Writer though, and that is in MS Office's formatting of
> bullets. In MSO, when one inserts bullets and they appear too far away
> from the border of a table, one merely needs to right click on the
> bullet and select "reduce indent" (or increase for the alternative
> option of moving the bullet further from the table border).
>
> In LibO however, this function doesn't appear to exist and I find that I
> have to wade through some confusing documentation with terms that I'm
> not at all familiar with to achieve the same result. I'm obviously very
> bad at doing so correctly however, because the effect I achieve is
> variable, and inevitably ends up with the rest of the text hanging off
> at indentations that I don't want.
>
> I find this amazingly frustrating and distracts me from the actual
> content of what I want to do.
>
> Is there a simple way that I can align/ indent bullets so that they are
> flush against the border of a table and not spend fruitless amounts of
> time trying to figure this out from scratch each time?

I don't understand your layout. What is the connection between table and 
numbering?

> Additionally, the alignment for numbering is messy especially when using
> Roman numerals (i), (ii) because by the time one gets to (iii), the text
> now appears significantly indented from the brackets of the (iii) and
> just looks ridiculous.
>
> Any straightforward suggestions on how to fix this without the
> requirement for me to become some kind of text formatting guru?

If you use a anonymous numbering (= click on button in toolbar) you find 
the setting in Format->'Bullets and Numbering' or in contect menu -> 
'Numbering/Bullets'. Got to the 'Position' tab there. Using styles you 
find in the 'Position' tab too. There exist too different kind of 
positioning depending on whether you use ODF1.0/1.1 or ODF 1.2. So if 
you need help using that dialog, please describe whether your dialog has 
a line 'indent' with spin field (=ODF1.0/1.1) or a line 'Numbering 
followed by' with drop down list (=ODF1.2)

My way of handling such things as general setting is to do it once in a 
style and make a document template which contains this style.

Kind regards
Regina


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