Re: [libreoffice-users] Font in Default Character Style

On 03/29/2014 08:01 PM, Virgil Arrington wrote:
> On 3/28/2014 1:33 PM, Mark Bourne wrote:
> > That's odd... for me, using the default character style picks up the 
> > font from the current paragraph style - so changing the paragraph 
> > style should work. Perhaps you have a default template where the 
> > paragraph style is initially set to something else, or the font is 
> > set by direct formatting? So try ensuring the current paragraph style 
> > is set to "Default Style", and do Format > Clear Direct Formatting.
> >
> > Once you've fixed it, you can save the template (File > Save as 
> > Template) and set it as default (File > New > Templates, select the 
> > template, and click "Set as default").
> >
> > If you can't fix the default template, or if it's easier to start 
> > again from scratch, you should be able to reset it by going to File > 
> > New > Templates > (cog icon) > Reset Default Template > Text Document.
>
> I think I've discovered why I was messing up my character style fonts. 
> It has to do what (what I believe) is the unique way LO sets global 
> document fonts.
>
> I've always controlled all of my formatting through my paragraph 
> styles, which I've carefully created on a hierarchical basis. Thus, 
> I've controlled my document fonts through the font in my Default 
> (paragraph) Style. All my other paragraph styles are (ultimately) 
> linked to Default, so I could control my document fonts by simply 
> changing my Default (paragraph) Style.
>
> But, I found that changing the font in my default paragraph style did 
> *not* change the fonts in my character styles, which control such 
> things as Footnote Anchors, Footnote Characters, and the like. Now, 
> I've never really liked LO's character styles, but they do offer an 
> additional measure of control, if also mixed with a measure of 
> confusion. So, after changing the font in my default paragraph style, 
> I would have to then go into my character styles and change the fonts 
> in those that applied to my document.
>
> But, while playing today, I found that, for fonts, there is a setting 
> that is deeper than the Default Paragraph Style. It is the Basic Fonts 
> setting found in the Tools>Options>Writer>Basic Fonts dialogs.
>
> While knowing the Basic Fonts settings were available, I've always 
> ignored them, thinking they were for people who didn't use styles. 
> But, I discovered today that they will control the font in all styles 
> until those fonts are changed in the given style itself or through 
> direct formatting. That can be a great time saver, so long as I 
> remember *not* to change fonts in the styles unless I truly need a 
> font for a particular style that's different from the Basic Fonts 
> settings.
>
> I'm not sure I like this design. I would prefer all default formatting 
> settings to be controlled in the default paragraph style itself, 
> including the default font. I've been using LO and its predecessors 
> all the way back to StarOffice, and this is the first I've realized 
> the way the program handles default fonts and the importance of the 
> Basic Fonts settings. I can only imagine how confusing this might be 
> for those who are reluctant to use styles and understand how they are 
> linked with the Basic Fonts.
>
> So, going back to my earlier rant of there being too many ways of 
> doing things in office suite word processors, with LO, you can set 
> your document fonts (1) through the Basic Fonts in Options, (2) 
> through modification of a Paragraph Style, or (3) through modification 
> of Character Styles, or (4) through Direct Formatting. Imagine a 
> document being written through collaboration with several workers, all 
> using different methods, or worse yet, combining the methods. The 
> result would be a disaster.
>
> Virgil

Which version of LO are you using - and the OS please?

For 4.2.2.1 Deb-64 bit [from the LO download], I do not see this option 
in the list.  -  "Tools>Options>Writer>Basic Fonts dialogs"

There are options that show font options but not names "Basic Fonts 
Dialog" in my install of LO.





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