Re: [libreoffice-users] Enhancement for outline numbering

Which is why I wrote my little "note to self" howto. So few steps to get 
right but easy to get in a knot.
I control all my paragraphs through styles now, I wish the right 
click>paragraph or format>paragraph only worked with styles.

Steve


On 22/03/18 14:19, Virgil Arrington wrote:
> I have always disliked the way LO works with outlining. It requires one
> to partially control his paragraph through styles and partially through
> direct outline numbering. It always frustrates me, so much that, when I
> need to quickly create an effective outline, I just use LyX instead. It
> just works.
>
> Virgil
>
>
> On 03/21/2018 07:53 PM, jorge Rodríguez wrote:
> > Hi Steve:
> >
> >          Would you please tell to this e-mail list what version of
> > LibreOffice do you use ?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jorge Rodríguez
> >
> >
> > El 21/03/2018 a las 14:46, Steve Edmonds escribió:
> > > Hi.
> > > I never really got my head around outline numbering in Writer and
> > > always seemed to muck it up.
> > > I've finally done myself a howto reminder and wondered if any flaw
> > > can be seen in some enhancements I was going to put on bugzilla.
> > >
> > > Outline numbering works with styled paragraphs. The position of the
> > > numbering is controlled in outline numbering.
> > > 2 simple suggestions for an enhancement to avoid making changes in
> > > the wrong place are;
> > >
> > > assuming menus are context aware, when you right click in an outline
> > > numbered paragraph
> > > -Make Paragraph.... Paragraph Style... and open the style for editing.
> > > -Make Bullets and Numbering..... Chapter Numbering.... and open
> > > Tools>Chapter Numbering....
> > >
> > > Interestingly, if I right click on the number of the outline numbered
> > > paragraph and select Character, modifying the character attributes
> > > modifies the character style for the number, as I feel would be good
> > > for the 2 items above.
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers, steve


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