May I point you to the crazy idea "Add WordPerfect features like RevealCodes and HiddenText" [1]
Also see the therein referenced OOo bug. It's been requested in 2002 and always dismissed with the answer "learn to use styles" *sigh*. Just my 2 cents. Philipp [1] http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/Crazy_Ideas#Add_WordPerfect_features_like_RevealCodes_and_HiddenText On 23 December 2010 00:05, Wols Lists <antli...@youngman.org.uk> wrote: > On 22/12/10 22:02, Cor Nouws wrote: >> I do not so much believe in the old WP-style of 'reveal formatting' >> since I know OOo. >> As a style addict, and knowing where to find Ctrl-M, it's easy to >> tackle most... >> Said that, indeed a (new style) pop-up to show >> - para style >> - char. style >> - direct (hard) formatting >> would be useful, at least for many users. > > "Since I know OOo". > > That is a MAJOR point. One of my biggest problems with Word (and Writer, > but less so) is "what the hell happened!?" > > Given *someone* *else* screwing up, with WordPerfect and Reveal Codes, > it takes me moments to find out what happened, and not much longer to > fix it. That's even when they've managed to use WordPerfect in ways I > know nothing about. > > The whole point of Reveal Codes, is it tells me *what* WP is doing, > *and* *why*. I have major problems doing that in Word. I haven't used > Writer enough to come to that conclusion, but I find Word and Writer far > too similar for comfort ... at least Writer is less inclined ime to "do > its own thing". > > Cheers, > Wol > _______________________________________________ > LibreOffice mailing list > LibreOffice@lists.freedesktop.org > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice > _______________________________________________ LibreOffice mailing list LibreOffice@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice
