[Issue 124995] Styles not completely formatting

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https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=124995

--- Comment #7 from Walt <wa...@yahoo.com> ---
(In reply to Peter from comment #5)
> Can you please try to research some more steps to provoke this behaviour? Do
> you follow the steps mentioned in the previous comment?
> 
> Thanks.

I discovered the cause of the problem: Changing the paragraph style doesn't
override existing direct formatting.  So, if I set direct formatting to <No
Italic> in a paragraph, then start typing a new paragraph after it, the new
paragraph will inherit that <No Italic> direct formatting, even if I change its
paragraph style to one that specifies Typeface: Bold Italic.

I'm transcribing a handwritten document by keeping my eyes on the handwriting,
and typing without looking at the keyboard or screen.  When I encounter a word
or phrase that's italicized, I type Ctrl+I, then the word or phrase, then
Ctrl+I again.  Without realizing it, I've set direct formatting to <No Italic>
for all subsequent text.  Changing to a different paragraph style whose default
typeface is Italic or Bold Italic will not override the direct formatting
previously set; it won't switch italics on.

That's also true for Bold, and probably true for other direct formatting
attributes that I didn't test.

Proposed solution: When switching to a new paragraph style, any formatting
explicitly set for the new style, such as Typeface, should override inherited
direct formatting.  I think most users would prefer that.  For those that
don't, there could also be a check box somewhere in the paragraph style dialog
for "keep all prior direct formatting."

Workaraound:  At the end of the italicized word or phrase, instead of pressing
Ctrl+I (or clicking on the Italics icon in the toolbar), press Ctrl+M to
restore the default formatting for that paragraph.  The Help for Resetting Font
Attributes suggests pressing the right arrow key after the italicized word or
phrase, but on my system that has no effect.  Ctrl+M does the job.

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