I am making a bibliography but I find problems. If I format all a text with character 9 and insert a tag to a text in italics, with character 10, then I find it, so formatted, also in other texts which, instead, should not be 9, in italics. If I try to change the style it seems to work but once I reopen the same file I find it, again, in the wrong version. How can I adapt the tags to the individual needs of the text? Is it possible that he should enter the notes of the index one by one? Thank you
esempio.odt (39.4 KB)
Your sample document is plagued with direct formatting. Since direct formatting takes precedence over paragraph and character styles, modifying styles will have no effect in sequences were you have direct formatting.
Precedence rule is: paragraph style is superseded by character style which is superseded by direct formatting.
In the present case, Referimento nel testo has been overloaded with Strong Emphasis and you have superimposed tons of direct formatting.
In “professional” documents (thesis, articles, …) like this one, use only and exclusively styles otherwise you’re heading into formatting nightmare.
Your only escape route is to stick to a very strict styling methodology. Since you are already using styles, learn to be consistent with them.
Thanks for the info. Now that I understand my mistake, what solution could I use? I tried to remove the formatting with “body text” and, then, to insert the necessary one for the single word, but, in any case, the problem is not solved. Is there a workable solution? Thank you
If I try to save in fodt format and delete the tag that creates the problem for me? Would the file still be stable?
You shouldn’t need to tweak the fodt. Consistent restyling should fix the issue.
The correct approach is first to determine the list of styles you need (paragraph and character ones essentially). Then wipe out all existing styles (select all + clear direct formatting will get rid of dreaded direct formatting, followed by assigning Default Paragraph Style and No style to set your text in a “canonical” no-style text). The last step is to assign the desired styles;
I beg your pardon but, not being very practical, and having already written a text of over a thousand pages, I would need a simpler indication. The attached file has the structure that I would like to create. with some indented paragraphs and some direct citations in italics with references in the index of names. If I try to remove the direct formatting it allows me to fix some points but as soon as I insert the style for the internal references it skips everything again. Can you, kindly, indicate to me the concrete steps to be taken fully?
I did that, but it doesn’t work. There remain texts without italics and texts of character 10 even where all 9 should be.
- activate “quick quote” style
- select the whole paragraph
- delete “Direct Formatting”
- assign “default style” or “canonical text without style”
- assigns “References in the text” style, character 9;
- assign “quick quote” style only to the relevant words.
exempla_1.odt (379.7 KB)
I totally understand your concern when already so many pages have been written, but the sample really shows a bad organisation of your styles and many conflicts in using them. Since you have 1000+ pages, a very strict consistent use of styles is imperative. Failing that, you’ll face so many problems, some of which can’t probably be tamed, that you won’t succeed in formatting your book.
I send you a private message.
I think you are right. Thank you