https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=152605
Bug ID: 152605
Summary: Change "outline level" to "heading level" in UI and
help pages for Writer
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.6.0.0 alpha0+ Master
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Summary: Change "outline level" to "heading level" in UI and help pages.
Some reasons:
1. More meaningful in relation to numbering in Tools > Chapter Numbering
For example, see [1] where "heading level" should replace "outline level"
2. Better consistency in help pages, which often refer to chapter heading,
where "heading level" for a chapter heading, fits better than the (current)
"outline level".
See for example [2] (which is already using "heading level" somewhat)
3. Makes more sense that (default) "Heading n" is assigned to
"heading level" n, rather than the (current) "outline level".
4. Avoids confusion with lists, which also use "outline"
See [3] and [4] for relevant comments.
In sum: Main idea (hypothesis) is that using the label "heading level" to refer
to Tools > Chapter Number > Numbering tab > Level will (a) make the
meaning/significance of "level" more transparent, including its relation to
numbering of headers, and (b) allow improvements in the help pages to better
communicate the connection between heading and heading level, while (c)
reducing confusion with the use of "outline" in connection with lists.
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[1] https://help.libreoffice.org/7.6/en-US/text/swriter/01/06060100.html
[2]
https://help.libreoffice.org/7.6/en-US/text/swriter/guide/chapter_numbering.html
[3] https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107573#c15
[4] https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83071#c21
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