Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 19211
Point out the difference between outline numbering and numbered lists
Last modified: 2013-02-07 22:40:23 UTC
Open Openoffice with a blank text document (sxw). Insert a heading 1: Format->Styles->Catalogue->(Paragraph Styles)Heading 1, OK. Add a little text to the heading. Edit this heading so it uses numbering: Format->Styles->Catalogue->(Paragraph Styles)Heading 1->Modify->Numbering->Numbering Style->Numbering 1, OK, OK. Now edit Numbering 1 to use an outline style: Format->Styles->Catalogue->(Numbering Styles)Numbering 1->Modify->Outline->Bottom row, third from left block (It shows 1 1.1 1.1.1. etc. OK, OK In the text document add some blank lines (ie, press Return three times) Insert a heading 2: Format->Styles->Catalogue->(Paragraph Styles)Heading 2, OK. Add some text to the heading. Edit Heading 2 to follow heading 1 style: Format->Styles->Catalogue->(Paragraph Styles)Heading 2->Modify->Organizer->Linked with->Heading 1, OK, OK. In the text document, for me, this 'heading 2' is numbered 2, not 1.1 as expected.
reassigned to jw
just do the following Type your headings heading 1 (set as heading1 like you did) heading 2 (set as heading1 like you did) then call the outlinenumbering dialog menu tools -> outlinenumbering select "level" 1-10 or just evry level one after a nother if you like to set diffent styles. select "Number" -> choose "1, 2, 3,..." press ok chould now look like you whant it set to WFM
No, your new method does not work either.
Ah, it does work, but you missed out a stage. Tools->Outline Numbering->Show sublevels must be set appropriatly. I can find no method of doing this for my original method. If numbering doesn't work in Styles, shouldn't it be removed? Or does it work in newer versions?
sorry for my mistake you can use your method either but then it looks like in the outline preview 1 1.1 1.1.1 etc. after setting and formating the heading 2 set the caret in front of the 2 and press tab, the number should change from 2 to 1.1 i will close this issue
closed
Sorry to be a pain, but I think there is still some issues here. I agree that outlining does work using styles, but to use it, as you say, you must use the tab key at the beginning of the text. There are two issues here: 1) Isn't this a bit of an odd way of doing things, it's not exactly intuitive (well I would never have guessed this method). 2) I can find no reference to this in the documentation. If this is how it should work, shouldn't it be in the user documentation?
yes this might bee an enhancement for future versions. even if just setting it into the documentation. reassigned to bh set issuetype to enhancement
Online help does provide an entry on how to use outline numbering. Just press F1, then choose index and type "outline". I think the main problem here as well as with other similar issues is that, when looking for some "numbering feature", one doesn't start with differentiating between outline numbering and numbered lists. They are very different concepts but look very much alike. I have no idea how a GUI should look like to prevent people from mixing them up. But to have it changed so that people don't do it is important nevertheless. So I will change the summary accordingly and set to New.
*** Issue 9552 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
For me an improvement would be if the default, when using heading numbering, was heading 1 giving 1 heading 2 giving 1.1 etc. I think this is the most common use isn't it? I only got confused because I had to configure something that I expected to be default.
Pinguino, I have filed another RFE to enable chapter outline numbering by default. You can vote for it if you like: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=25489
Changed summary back. I apologize, it got changed involuntarily.
"oint out the difference ..." LOL! I am making a mess of this Issue. So sorry. Summary changed again and checked it three times before submitting.
This is another plea for the user to be able to chose the format and have it work as expected. There are several of these and they seem to crop up with a new user (on the user's list) at least weekly and often more frequently. If the goal is to make OOo as user-friendly as possible, the test is how well a change reduces requests for help from new users. If it increases those requests, it is a bad change. If it reduces them, it has worked as expected. This one does not currently work as expected. It definitely needs clarification or changing.
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To grep the issues easier via "requirements" I put the issues currently lying on my owner to the owner "requirements".