On Friday, 22 April 2005 05:51, Joe wrote: > I know this is an OOo feature, but ... when I open a writer > document after the template or styles it is based on have changed > (or at least OOo thinks they have changed), I get one chance to > leave it alone or let it update. > > That's cool, but ... I have no idea what it's going to do to my > existing document (especially if I don't remember what I did to the > template/styles). So, it freaks me out every time I get this > message because I know it could really mess things up either way I > answer the question and I might not even notice subtle differences > until much later when a lot of work might have been wasted. > > Is there any way to see what difference answering "yes" or "no" > will make (i.e. exactly what has changed) before committing to an > answer? > > I don't think a compare files would catch everything - like if page > styles changed. If I changed left and right margins, every line > would wrap differently and (probably) show up as a change, making > it look like a completely different file when, really, only one or > two things changed. > > Related questions: > > How do I tell (after the fact) what styles/template a document is > based on (linked to)? I know I can open the style list in the > document, but, unless I've added or deleted whole styles, the > changes will be almost invisible. I'd have to modify each style > one at a time and look at all the tabs and then if I had > photographic memory, I might spot what has changed.
Select File -> Properties, the current template is listed at the bottom of the first tab > If I say no and break the links to the template/styles and then, > later, change my mind, is there a way to reestablish the links? No, you have to create a new document based on the new template, then copy/paste the old document Alan > FYI: I have a lot of programming background, but only a little > familiarity with HTML and virtually none with XML. I don't mind > poking around in files if I know what I'm looking for. > > Thanks. > > Joe -- Alan McKinnon [EMAIL PROTECTED] +27 82 337 1935 (C) +27 86 110 2411 (W) +27 12 349 9277 (F) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
