Hi,
(copy to the FR discuss list where it all started)
I'm at a loss about the styles names and use in LibO docs (I'm referring
here to
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/f/f5/0101GS3-IntroducingLibO.odt,
but the same goes to others)
I'm wondering why the styles used are OOoSomeNewStyle while predefined
styles already exist for the same purpose in the software (eg:
OOoTextBody vs pre-defined TextBody)
I think the current naming scheme is faulty and that this important
drawback should be addressed.
The problem I see here is interoperability. This pilar of Free Software
is very welcome into our office automation tools. This way, our
documents can be transferred everywhere and used by anyone, the style
name being translated and meaningful to the reader (eg: the paragraph
style "Heading 1" in English is "Titre 1" in French).
-> Any non-standard expression is a source of misunderstanding.
-> Any non-standard naming can't be easily translated.
The second drawback is much worse. If I want to display documents using
my own style sheets, I can configure any pre-defined style to fit my
needs or desires and create my own templates (this is basic styles and
templates use). This way, when I get a document from anywhere, I can be
sure it will look the way *I* want.
-> Any non-standard naming defeats in-house rules.
I'm sure there's some reason why the obscure OOoSomeNewStyle scheme has
been adopted but I can't see any explanation that would overrule the two
problems above.
Also, we must be aware that the documents we produce here are to be used
as good practice examples by our audience. Anytime I teach Writer, I
emphasize on styles and good practices about them. Having "official"
documents (well, there's the TDF logo somewhere, right?) that don't
actually apply such good practices is bad teaching.
Can anyone with a long experience explain this naming thingy?
Because of the problems listed above, I think we should review the
documents styles and adopt the predefined styles wherever they are
concerned, additional styles being introduced very sparingly.
Best regards,
--
Jean-Francois Nifenecker, Bordeaux
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