@jc_schmidt: "I'm having trouble modifying paragraph styles in ID CS2
I set up a document using Font A, and defined a para style Chapter Head based on it. Later I redefined the style using Font B. That worked fine. I can redefine to any font and the chapter heads change as I expect.
The problem happens when I define a child style Sub Head based on Chapter Head. No matter what font is defined in Chapter Head, clicking the Sub Head style gives me the original Font A. The style definition dialog boxes for both styles show Font B.
I don't use Font A anywhere in the document any more.
Why does ID insist on going back to Font A?
Thanks,
J Schmidt"
    @Eric_: "The Sub style should have empty fields for the Font and Style attributes, meaning it will take on whatever attribute the parent has. If it is set up right, in the summary, it will simply say something like "Chapter Head" + "Size: 13pt" or something like that.
If, OTOH, it describes the font it will use then that font is being applied independent of what the font in the parent style is."
    @jc_schmidt: "Eric,
Thanks. Everything was as you advise, but I was still having the problem. Looking deeper, I found that I had applied a character style somewhere way back in the process, and had forgotten about it.
There's nothing in the para style dialog box that indicates that a character style has been applied. Do you know of another place or window that would give that indication?
If not, the lesson to me is that if para styles are applying in unexpected ways, I should check the character style pallette.
J Schmidt"
    @Dave_Saunders: "The Character Styles palette.
The default workspace does users a disservice by having the two text styles palette share space. That is an unworkable arrangement when working with text. Separate them and have them both visible all the time.
Dave"
    @Eric_: "Yep, what Dave said. Also, if your ID Control palette is open and set to the "A" set of tools, it will show the name of any applied Character Style over on the far right.
That's another way to get "stuck" styles that I'd forgotten about. Definitely had it happen here too though!"
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