To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=77372 Issue #|77372 Summary|Odd behavior with Chapter and Outlines Component|Word processor Version|OOo 2.2 Platform|All URL| OS/Version|All Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|DEFECT Priority|P2 Subcomponent|formatting Assigned to|mru Reported by|enmane
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue May 15 03:15:08 +0000 2007 ------- I'll try to be clear about what I did and how to replicate the procedure... If the user begins a new document and then opens the "styles and formatting" window where they then click on the "list styles" icon and then modify the List 1 entry. Modifying List 1 entry, 1) click on the outline tab 2) click 2nd row, third column 3) click options tab 4) click on "1" under level - and add "chapter" in the "before" box and a ". " in the "after" box 5) click on "2" under level - add a ". " in the "after" box 6) click on "3" under level - add a ". " in the "after" box - at this point, the preview looks just the way that I want it... 7) click "ok" and exit Now modify the paragraph styles so that they refer to the proper outline style 1) Click on the "paragraph styles" icon in the "styles and formatting" window 2) Modify the Heading 1 entry by clicking on the "numbering" tab and choosing the just-modified "List 1" 3) Repeat the previous step for Heading 2 and Heading 3. Now, everything works as it should as the paragraph styles are referencing the proper List 1 style and using those settings as it's number style. Add several different lines of text with carriage returns and change the paragraph style to Heading 1, then Heading 2, then Heading 3 and you'll see that everything works as it is supposed to. It should look like, Chapter 1. 1. 1. asdfasfasdfasdfa 1. 1. 1 adasfasdfasfasfd Chapter 2. 2. 1. asdaasdasdfasfas 2. 1. 2 asdfasdfasfasfsdaf _this_ is where the fun begins... Go back to the "styles and formatting" menu and edit the "Heading 2" paragraph style and click on the numbering tab again. Change the style to any other style and click ok. Now go back and change it to List 1 again. add a line of text and change it to a Heading 2 paragraph style, then hit return for the next line of text... You should find the following... Chapter 1 Chapter 2 adsasdfasfas 2. 1. 1 asdasdfasfdas Yes, I realize that Tools->Outline Numbering is a better tool for accomplishing this but this is a nasty inconsistency that should be squashed. So long as things are entered in the exact order that I outlined previously then things work fine but if any changes to the order are made or the configuration then things get messy quickly. Changing a style midstream screws up the formatting. Once it's screwed up in the document, it is a mess and the user needs to start fresh. This is a mess, IMHO. On a related note and maybe better suited for another bug report is that changes to Tools-> Outline Numbering then cancels any user-configured changes. If I make changes to List 1 and then use Outline Numbering then decide that I want to use List 1 again, all of my settings are gone. There is some serious work that needs to go on in this area as it is very flaky and I'm pretty tired of tripping across bugs that are so easily discovered. Let's hope that the world doesn't adopt OO (as the press is claiming) because it isn't ready, IMHO, and doing so would be a net negative for FOSS. In short, including a numbering style doesn't work reliably and a slight breeze knocks it over. Any changes to the document, formatting, or the styles causes it to get confused. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
