Re: [libreoffice-users] Outline Numbering

On 2015-10-07 11:12, Virgil Arrington wrote:
> On 10/06/2015 05:42 PM, libreoffice-ml.mbourne@spamgourmet.com wrote:
> > I'm not much of an expert, but I suspect that's not how outline 
> > numbering is intended to be used. I think it's more like for chapters 
> > in a text book, where you wouldn't have a Chapter 3 followed by 
> > Chapter 3.x.1 without having a Chapter 3.1 in between. The outline 
> > numbering can then be used to create the table of contents (which 
> > wouldn't usually include your "Normal text" paragraphs).
> >
> > I think list styles should do what you want for the "normal text" 
> > sections. Use the Heading X styles and outline numbering for your 
> > headings, and create a list style for applying the A, i numbering to 
> > your normal text. On the list style settings, look into the Outline 
> > tab, which has preset styles for multi-level lists, pick one which is 
> > close to what you want and then tweak it on the Options tab.
> >
> > >
>
> I tried list styles, which gave me bullets. I then tried numbering 
> styles for my normal text, and then selected an appropriate outline 
> list from the drop down box. But, then I got the following results:
>
>
>  1 Heading 1
>
> 1. Text
>
>     a. Text
>
>         i. Text
>
>             A. Text
>
>
>  2 Heading 1
>
> 2. Text
>
> 3. Text
>
>
>    2.1 Heading 2
>
> 4. Text
>
> 5. Text
>
> As you can see, my normal text doesn't start over in numbering after 
> the headings. I think the reason for this is that it is not in the 
> same outline hierarchy as the headings outline. When I checked online 
> for bug reports on outline numbering, I found that many were 
> complaining that the Numbering styles just keep going up in value even 
> with intervening text between the lists. That's what I found here. I 
> couldn't see any setting that would allow me to tell the numbering to 
> start over after each heading, which is what one would want in an 
> outline.
I found if you right click on the TXT numbering and restart numbering I 
could get numbered lists inside my outline numbering. I do this in my 
manuals where outline numbering is for chapters and the lists are for 
step by step procedures.
Steve
> This is why I originally set up my outline in one 10 level list with 
> both heading and normal levels in the same hierarchy. And, until 
> recently, it seemed to work for me.
>
> Thanks for the suggestion. I'll keep playing with it.
>
> (and I, too, love Spam, at least the edible kind)
>
> Virgil


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