On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 7:53 PM, Regina Henschel <rb.hensc...@t-online.de> wrote: > Hi Jean, > > Jean Weber schrieb: > >> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 11:20 PM, Regina Henschel >> <rb.hensc...@t-online.de> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Hazel, >>> >>> Hazel Russman schrieb: >>> >>>> A file containing these two subsections, translated from the German, is >>>> now on the ODF site in the English Math folder. >>>> >>> German: >>> Die Aktivierung dieser Option setzt die Möglichkeit außer Kraft, durch >>> Klick >>> auf ein Formelelement an die entsprechende Position im Markup-Code zu >>> gelangen. >>> >>> English: >>> The activation of this option makes it possible, by clicking on a formula >>> element, to gain access to the corresponding position in the markup code. >>> >>> It sounds wrong to me. "außer Kraft setzen" means "override". So it >>> should >>> be "impossible" instead of "possible". >>> >>> Kind regards >>> Regina >>> >> >> I have tested this, and it does in fact mean "possible". That sentence >> is talking about an experimental feature that makes it possible for >> the user to directly edit the code in the preview window, not just in >> the editor window. When "experimental features" are activated, it's >> possible; when "experimental features" are not activated, it's not >> possible. So this is overriding the default, which is for the >> experimental features to not be activated. > > > It seems I need to explain in more detail, what the German text says. > > First switch of "experimental features". > > Start inserting a formula into a Writer document. Write a code like 'sum > from {n=1} to 20 {n^2}' into the command window. Do not finish editing. Make > sure that the 'Formula cursor' is on. 'Formula cursor' is an icon in the > toolbar inside the formula editor. > > You have got a formula preview. I mean the part where you see the Sigma sign > Σ. In that preview single click on '20'. You notice a small dotted border > around the '20'. And in addition, below in the command window, the cursor is > set at '20'. Try it with single click on the n in n². So there is a deep > connection from the preview to the command window. It is even deeper. Now > double-click the '20'. The text '20' is highlighted in the command window > and you can enter a change, e.g. 32 instead of 20, immediately without > searching the right place in the command window. > > This feature is "Möglichkeit, durch ein Klick auf ein Formelelement an die > entsprechende Position im Markup-Code zu gelangen." > > Now switch on "experimental features" and try the same as described above. > You will notice, that this feature is gone. Therefore I have written "setzt > die Möglichkeit außer Kraft". > > I still think, that the English text is wrong. > > > Kind regards > Regina
Thanks for the detailed explanation. I will try this tomorrow. I am sure you are correct (you know the program much better than I do) and I misunderstood what the section said. --Jean -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted