Atlantis Word Processor Forum

Yep.
Now do it for comma-decimals instead of dot-decimals and we're back to my orginal request.

Hi Robert,
not arguing your example, but I think there are good reasons why Atlantis features decimal tabs, to cover real world examples like the attached jpg. Change these tabs from right-aligned to decimal and you immediately see the advantages of decimal tabs over right-aligned.

You could argue ...

The dot as decimal tab - to align numbers - seems to be hard-wired into the program. If it were configurable, Atlantis could be used for invoices and other documents that follow other rules used in Europe and other countries.

It's a tricky issue, I know. As many approaches to solving it as there are programs out there.

A very common fit-all attempt is to read out the system's Windows regional settings. As an option or by default. Debatable if that's the best solution, I admit.

Nothing to worry about, though. I ...

Great feature, comes in very handy for someone like me who handles large lists with price information.

How do I make it respect the dot as thousands separator?
I tried formatting the paragraphs with languages from the Euro-zone, but that didn't help.
Any way to get Atlantis to comply with Windows ...

You summed it up nicely, Robert.
I posted a feature request that repeats the gist of this thread.

Thanks again for your assistance in this matter. I really appreciate it.

Suggestions to make creating and maintaining lists easier:

1) Restart numbering after unnumbered paragraphs and headings. To reflect the majority of user scenarios which are unlikely to need continuous lists across sections and headings, from top 1) to bottom 495)

2) Provide means to change the ...

Thank you Robert,
Your link confirms my own experience: it works fine once you know how to do it. But hey, like I said, I am not fixed on the Word way of doing things. Irrelevant imo, even if Word were not able to handle it, or if other products turn out even worse.

Here I am only interested in ...

Thanks Robert,

had the same idea last Sunday. No luck, though.
You cannot replace list formats. The function is limited to fonts and paragraphs. No way to switch from 1) to 1. or Roman numerals or whatever. No way to change the number alignment, either.

I ended up doing several rounds of Find ...

Well, I cannot join the complaints about Word. Guess they have changed their handling in newer Word versions.

Setting up my number presets in the dialog works flawless now. The main problem I am really struggling with: How do I tell them apart in the document?

There are no popups to indicate what ...

And thanks again, Robert

double -clicking the gallery item was the clue here, to get to see the values assigned to a preset.

I had read all this help stuff before, but since most of it seems to work the standard way, I must have skipped this essential point. Very unusual handling, but no big ...

Thank you, Robert,
Hope you don’t resent my rants, which are not directed at you, quite the contrary: I appreciate your help in these matters, I really do.

I was aware of the "don't mix" rule. But I missed the special number-toolbar in Atlantis, thanks for this link, very helpful indeed.

I am NOT ...

Format > List….
I need 3 simple number presets for my document. Moving them down to the gallery seems to work fine, at first glance. However, when applying them, it turns out they’re all muddled and don’t keep their assigned indents.

Upon editing the indents, the changes are applied to the other ...

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This is unbelievable. No one considers this a bug? To continue numbering across headings and sections – for totally unrelated lists? From 1. to 789. – in continuous fashion?

I am supposed to manually edit a whole thesis or manual – again and again whenever I need to change my Roman numerals to ...

I create a style that numbers a list: simple numbers 1.

I apply that style to my first list, it starts at 1. and ends with 4. – all good so far.

A few lines further down I start another list that I want to start with 1. again. However, when I apply my list style it will continue the numbering ...

Any other way to achieve larger icons? Replacing them with my own icon set somehow?

Thanks again, Robert.

This is bad news. So bad that it should be mentioned on the website, because it is very unusual. I own quite a lot of portable software, they all install into a folder of my choice, and this tells the software to use relative paths and store all settings in subfolders. Easy to ...

Thank you Robert,
works nicely. An additional chore after each sync, browsing for the ini-file etc. - but I can live with that.

Concerning the other issues - here's what I found out:

Atlantis has problems running from encrypted volumes and also from external drives that are plugged into docking ...

Portable mode was a prerequisite for my buying decision. I followed the instructions and it runs fine from my USB stick.

However, on some host machines it leaves data on the logged-on user account. I have to manually clean up after Atlantis and always remember to sync that stuff back to my stick ...

Great software. I especially like the Control Board. How do I enlarge its icons? They're way too small on a high-res display.

Same applies to font size. The headings panel is OK. When switching it to a larger font size, how do I get this setting to apply to other panels as well, in particular ...