Re: Does AbiWord have hidden text formatting?

On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 10:59 AM, J. Moore <l91838@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Thanks for info, Martin.
>
> Lacking the ability to create a one-click toolbar button, after the user selects text, how many mouse clicks does it take to format the text as hidden?
>
Once the dialog is active,

One click to to select the level of hiding, another to apply it.

> For example, In OO-Writer:
> Click Format menu, click Character, click Font Effects, click Hidden, click OK.
>
> I assume AbiWord has a Show/Hide toolbar button that shows/hides nonprinting characters, correct? This means I can toggle between showin and hiding hidden text.
>

Yes. We have that.

Martin

> Thx again--
>
> On Wed Apr 28th, 2010 5:22 PM PDT Martin Sevior wrote:
>
>>
>>Dear J. Moore,
>>
>>AbiWord's hidden text feature is accessible via the "Format Bullets
>>and Numbering dialog". This is a non-modal dialog so it can be
>>employed while typing. Our hidden text feature is accessible via the
>>"Text folding" pane of this dialog. You can hide text within list item
>>this way. We do not have a "Hidden text" toolbar button.
>>
>>Best Regards,
>>
>>Martin
>>
>>On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 9:42 AM, J. Moore <l91838@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi--I m considering using AbiWord but need to confirm whether it can:
>>>
>>> 1 Format selected text as hidden; and if so:
>>> 2 Can the user create a toolbar button for hidden text? Button would work same as toolbar buttons for bold, italic, underline, etc: Select text, click button.
>>>
>>> I used this extensively in MSWord. OpenOffice Writer has hidden text, but lacks the ability to add a custom hidden text button to a toolbar.
>>>
>>> Without a toolbar button, user must follow a 4-5 step path in the UI: Format menu-Format dbox, click tab, check Hidden chkbox, click OK.
>>>
>>> Much thanks for info!
>>>
>>>
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