[Bug 3959] Outline View (aka MS Word)

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https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=3959

james flowerdew <ja...@imigea.com> changed:

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--- Comment #179 from james flowerdew <ja...@imigea.com> ---
Outline is not a "view" in MSO.
It is really more useful as a method for writing which allows you to edit your
writing structure easily.
Imagine starting with a list of points that you wish to present, and then
discovering that many of your points belong to a group.
You would then add that group title and drag the points in or demote them to be
children of the group.
Many people including myself struggle to keep their written thoughts in order,
and allowing this free-form structure editing technique allows people to take
thoughts and structure them cohesively.
It is the equivalent of using headings on slices of paper and moving them about
until they fit(A process respected in both the business, and creative worlds).
Outline mode also allows you to collapse text using the hierachy, which gives
you the ability to focus in on small areas within a very large body of text
with ease.

As an example, let's say I only want to see an appendix, but I want to see it
in detail, and I want to see the structure that leads to it.

Outline View from MSO revolutionised my writing ability, and sadly my move to
open office set me back to where I was before it, writing like I did at school.

You really need outline based editing, as well as viewing IMHO.

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