Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer "Show variable" from Custom Properties?

On 2020-10-20 00:53, John Kaufmann wrote:

> The current Writer Guide (WG60, I believe) says that one way to define variables (particularly, but not 
> limited to, text values) for use in a document is in "Custom Properties"
>      (File > Properties > Custom Properties).
> Unfortunately, variables so defined do not show in the "Show variables" list
>      (Insert > Field > More Fields > Variables > Show variable).
> So how are those variables inserted as text fields in the document?  AFAICS neither Writer Help nor 
> WG60 covers this question.

Um, sorry for the list noise on this question. After a couple hours of not finding it in the referenced 
documentation (Help and WG60), I just found that variables defined in "Custom Properties" are 
treated differently from variables defined via Insert... .
        So, from Insert > Field > More Fields, the "Custom Properties" variables
                are inserted from the "DocInformation" tab > "Custom"
                rather than from the "Variables" tab > "Show variable".

But that raises new questions. For example: Isn't it a hazard to having two databases for the 
document's variables? For example, what happens if the same variable name is used in both places?

Also, I still have not found an answer to this:
> Also not covered (AFAICS) is the use of DDE for text fields in the document. How is that done?

John


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