Ian Laurenson wrote:
I recently posted a similar message to discuss so this is slightly a cross post.
Currently there is no page layout option such that a blank page never gets produced when changing page numbers.
See: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3910
I have recommended in issue 3910 to add a new "page layout" called "None" such that changing to a page style with a page layout of "None" never produces a blank page.
"swisher", who I assume is Janet (?) suggests that "None" may not be the
best name for such a property value, as it implies that there is no page
layout, rather than that there is no forcing of left and right pages.
Yes, that's me :-)
My comment was based on imagining a user who is unfamiliar with these issues opening the dialog, seeing the option of Page Layout = None, and going "wha???"
I am hoping that we can get some discussion going about either changingYou may be right that the problem is with the name "Page Layout" rather than with the name "None". The basic problem is that currently, the connection between pagination and page layout is mandatory.
the name of the field from page layout to something that reflects it
true nature about left and right page numbering and/or to have a better
name than "None" for a property value that means no forcing of left and
right pages.
However, Bruce Byfield has posted a workaround on the users list, which is to create Page Styles named Odd and Even, that inherit from the predefined Right and Left styles. I haven't had occasion to try that out. He claims that if you do this, you don't get blank pages inserted. I'm not sure how that is possible.
-- Janet Swisher --- Senior Technical Writer Enthought, Inc. http://www.enthought.com
