"Narrative Mode" *Not* OO Request

[Erithacus rubecula]

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Hi Alexandre,
> I probably made a mistake in my previous message. It was more or less a
> random thought that I placed in my mind as having to do with outlining
> so I sent it to the list. But it really shouldn't be a feature request
> for OO as it would require much unproductive redesign.
I'm not sure that you're that off base with this being a feature 
request. It might be the principle that's required rather than the 
actual way that you've suggested that it be implemented. I for one have 
made this request a few times and I still think that nothing has yet 
beaten my outlining experience in Word 4 (gasp, shriek). I think OO 
does lots of very clever things such as columns BUT sadly it fails me 
as my 'MUST HAVE' writers document that gets used all the time when I'm 
composing documents.
>  I just would like to outline when I write.
Yes, this is PRECISELY what I want too. Given that my preferred word 
processor is unlikely to incorporate outlining in it's impending cocoa 
release (Nisus) and given that OO is unlikely to expand it's 
functionality into a mediocre word processor, my own suggestion was 
that something akin to an OpenDoc arrangement be made between OO and 
Nisus (or whatever word processor is relevant). Brian C., probably 
correctly, said that this was for the moment way too difficult. I still 
think it's worth putting in the request though that what many writers 
find is that the ability to view a word processed document in any stage 
of it's production in an outlined mode, is almost indispensable in 
terms of crafting the flow of ideas as the document continues to be 
produced.

I've gone into a 'plead and/or harangue' mode with both OO and Nisus
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> Sorry for the misunderstanding. I'm just absent-minded, these days...
Well for me, I'm glad you did.

Best,

Robin