Highlight Text in different colors

Is it possible to highlight specific portions of the object text in different colors(no dxl)? I assume the answer is no but just wanted to know for sure.
SystemAdmin - Thu Jan 15 11:36:13 EST 2009

Re: Highlight Text in different colors
dpechacek - Fri Jan 23 08:00:25 EST 2009

No it isn't. Trust me. Wish it was.

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Re: Highlight Text in different colors
mcnairk - Fri Jan 23 08:22:22 EST 2009

dpechacek - Fri Jan 23 08:00:25 EST 2009
No it isn't. Trust me. Wish it was.

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DOORS is able to store RTF codes in object text, it just doesn't provide the tools to manipulate it (apart from the fonts, bullets, indenting etc. in the toolbar). So there is a workaround. Copy your object text into MS Word (or similar), apply your highlighting, then copy and paste the text back into the DOORS object, et voila!. See attached screenshot.

Ken.

Joined Telelogic DOORS forum 12-Sep-2003.

DOORS 8.2, running on Windows 2000 Server, accessed via Citrix.
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Re: Highlight Text in different colors
SystemAdmin - Mon Jan 26 17:41:54 EST 2009

mcnairk - Fri Jan 23 08:22:22 EST 2009
DOORS is able to store RTF codes in object text, it just doesn't provide the tools to manipulate it (apart from the fonts, bullets, indenting etc. in the toolbar). So there is a workaround. Copy your object text into MS Word (or similar), apply your highlighting, then copy and paste the text back into the DOORS object, et voila!. See attached screenshot.

Ken.

Joined Telelogic DOORS forum 12-Sep-2003.

DOORS 8.2, running on Windows 2000 Server, accessed via Citrix.

Thanks for your suggestion Ken
Am talking about a lot of requirements..copying to Word and back would be a chore :(
Moreover, it's been quite a task getting people to use DOORS..so using Word is not something am gonna encourage..
For now I have suggested that they use B I and U to highlight.

Re: Highlight Text in different colors
mcnairk - Tue Jan 27 10:01:41 EST 2009

SystemAdmin - Mon Jan 26 17:41:54 EST 2009
Thanks for your suggestion Ken
Am talking about a lot of requirements..copying to Word and back would be a chore :(
Moreover, it's been quite a task getting people to use DOORS..so using Word is not something am gonna encourage..
For now I have suggested that they use B I and U to highlight.

How about embedded Word objects?

Ken.

Re: Highlight Text in different colors
djakad - Mon Feb 02 15:13:49 EST 2009

As others have mentioned, color highlighting is not completely impossible, by pretty cumbersome. Ken's attachment shows the effect.

1.) As mentioned, you can cut-and-paste back and forth with Word and get the RTF tags into the main column
2.) You can create a layout DXL column that uses RTF tags to get color highlights. Of course, this applies to the layout column and is not part of the standard object heading or object text.
3.) You can also get color highlights in richText and richField dialog box elements, using the proper RTF tags and color table stuff.
4.) It seems theoretically possible that you could create a menu of add-in functions that handle color highlighting, and possibly connect the add-ins to keyboard shortcuts to make it somewhat less painful.

Re: Highlight Text in different colors
SystemAdmin - Tue Feb 03 04:49:11 EST 2009

Uma,
the other option is to import the Word document itself, as the Word DOORS Exporter function will retain any colour highlighting (it's how I realised DOORS could support colour highlighting). I also keep a Colour Imports module handy (see attached), as it contains all the possible variations.

Personally, I would use colour highlighting as a last resort and using Bold/Underline is usually enough. Adding colour looks good, but sometimes it can mask the important things, like your requirements...
Simon Haydn BSc (Hons)

Requirements Controller
Marshall Aerospace (UK)
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