Reproducing RTF Text Formats
As a reminder, HOPEX RTF texts enable formatting of:
• characters (bold, underline, color...)
• paragraphs (bullets, indents, etc.).
When you generate a report (MS Word) or Web site, you generally seek to obtain a consistent result (same font, same character size, same paragraph justification, etc.) throughout the report (MS Word) or HTML page, or between different documents.
Similarly, you will usually want to standardize formatting of comments entered by different users.
You may however want to reproduce texts exactly as they have been entered by users in the RTF text editor.
Permissive and restrictive policies
For these reasons, HOPEX proposes two policies:
• a restrictive policy (default policy), which enables standardization of formatting. The aim is to ensure consistency of documentation.
In short, styles take precedence over formats introduced in the RTF text editor.
• a permissive policy, which enables to keep formats specified in the RTF text editor when entering texts.
Recommendations
HOPEX recommends that formats be standardized (restrictive policy).
For more information on how to configure reproduction of formatting, see:
Reproducing RTF text formats
The following tables indicate how text formats are reproduced in the RTF text editor when:
• outputs are standardized
• RTF text formats are kept.
For more details, see "Standardizing Formatting".