Italic or Emphasis - Page 2

Zeypxi · 06-28-2011, 04:50 PM

In LiibO when you're done with your document search by attributes (in your case: bold, italic) and apply your style in just one click. You don't need to call each time f11 stylist. You may even record a macro for this task but I think recording a macro is still deactivated in LibO's current stable version.
As for Tidy, it's a long time since it hasn't been updated, I won't comment on the result you get with .

roger64 · 06-28-2011, 04:59 PM

There are probably many ways to do it. Research by attribute in LibreOffice can be one if it works for you. Macros are a bit cumbersome though.

Once the options are set (I really means once), I forgot to say style-mapping is fully automatic. It works for me.

sjkramer · 08-18-2011, 10:51 AM

Here is an thoughtful article on whether is truly deprecated. If we care about retaining nuance in style (meaning that we can have both italic text and emphasized text, and that they don't mean the same thing necessarily), then perhaps we should not be so quick to can the .

HarryT · 08-18-2011, 12:14 PM

If you want to reproduce the appearance of a printed book, I see no issue with , since it's the visual appearance you're after, rather than the semantic content. I agree that makes more sense when it's the meaning that you want to emphasise (no pun intended).

06-28-2011, 04:50 PM	#16
Zeypxi Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: none	In LiibO when you're done with your document search by attributes (in your case: bold, italic) and apply your style in just one click. You don't need to call each time f11 stylist. You may even record a macro for this task but I think recording a macro is still deactivated in LibO's current stable version. As for Tidy, it's a long time since it hasn't been updated, I won't comment on the result you get with <strong><em>.

08-18-2011, 10:51 AM	#18
sjkramer Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 526028 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New York, NY Device: iphone	Here is an thoughtful article on whether <i> is truly deprecated. If we care about retaining nuance in style (meaning that we can have both italic text and emphasized text, and that they don't mean the same thing necessarily), then perhaps we should not be so quick to can the <i>.

08-18-2011, 12:14 PM	#19
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,549 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	If you want to reproduce the appearance of a printed book, I see no issue with <i>, since it's the visual appearance you're after, rather than the semantic content. I agree that <em> makes more sense when it's the meaning that you want to emphasise (no pun intended).

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06-28-2011, 04:59 PM	#17
roger64 Wizard Posts: 2,625 Karma: 3120635 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle PW3 (wifi)	There are probably many ways to do it. Research by attribute in LibreOffice can be one if it works for you. Macros are a bit cumbersome though. Once the options are set (I really means once), I forgot to say style-mapping is fully automatic. It works for me.

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