When I write a document I typically work with Text body style, which I could adjust to my needs. Whenever I need a bullet list I use ctrl+shift+B creates a bullet list. How can I modify this bullet list so that I have the modified bullet list as my default.
Looking the Text body style window I only can see:
I am very grateful for any hint on how to modify this default style.
Hi ROSt52, I do not use it too much, but I think you are looking for the last left icons in the styles in F11. (I can not upload now an image, doesn’t work).
@ROSt53, presumably your CTRL+SHIFT+B key assignment is used to replace the default SHIFT+F12, which is the Function for “Bullets On/Off” i.e., the same as clicking on the toolbar equivalent. This will always give you the vector object shown in the first box under Format > Bullets and Numbering… > Bullets tab.
The best way around this problem (as @mariosv suggests) is to use the List 1 paragraph style. First ensure the List 1 paragraph style is tied to the List 1 list style i.e., right-click on the List 1 paragraph style > Modify… > Outline & Numbering tab > Numbering section > set the Numbering Style to “List 1”. Then edit the List 1 list style and give it your required vector graphic object as a bullet i.e., right-click on the List 1 list style > Modify… > on the Bullets tab or Graphics tab select an alternate bullet style. Lastly assign the List 1 paragraph style to a key combination via Tools > Options… > Keyboard tab > Category of “Styles > Paragraph” and Function of List 1.
@mariosv and @oweng - Thanks for the help form both of you.
While reading the answer of @oweng I got the feeling this is for me an important part to understand connections between styles.
Will the change @oweng described for List1 also change the the top most left style in the window
Unfortunately no. Creating a new style will simply allow you to select from the existing boxes (bullet styles). I asked a question about custom bullet graphics some time ago: http://en.libreofficeforum.org/node/2280 There is no elegant solution to altering the available options. I believe the definitions are stored in /opt/libreoffice4.1/shared/gallery somewhere (probably symbols.sdg, which is a StarOffice Gallery file or one of the other SDGs).
@oweng - Thanks for above comment. I expected it, but still dared to ask.—
Following your explanations I could assign a new bullet to List1 and could assign this to ctrl;shift+B. However than the toggle functionality (bullets on/off) gets lost.—
I tried all kind of possibilities but could not replace the default bullet which is shown in my original question.—
part 2 — Now I created a new List style with the bullets and assigned it to a short cut key; this unfortunately doesn’t toggle, hoever it switches the bullets on. Thus I use ctrl;shift+B as the toggle switcht to switsch of my customized bullets.So far a workaround I can live with.----
part 3 — I also observed an unusual behavior which I could neither analyze nor repeat. ctrl+shift+B worked as a toggle switch between on → the standard bullets → my customized bullets → off. I saw this already in a 3.6 version an thought (very happily!!!) that this is now stored in my saved file and template. However opening the file and template this nice functionality was gone. I will try to make attempts again and log my actions hopeing this can lead to more understanding.
You can’t toggle a style, you can only assign it, thus one shortcut for List 1 style, another shortcut for Text body (or clear formatting).
