Hi Alex, Terrific! Thank you for your early answer in detail .
Alex Fisher said "Re: [qa-dev] line spacing" at 20:03:32 on 2009-06-02 : > >> >Hi. > >On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 12:47:26 limeiying wrote: >> Hi stefan and all, >> >> There is a question about line spacing, would you like giving me a hint? >> ^_^ >> >> It's different between Writer and Impress about line spacing. >> In Writer, if enter two paragraphs, then Format - Paragraph - >> Indents&Spacing - line spacing: leading, values as 0.5cm >> find: spacing between two paragraphs is 1.0cm. >> >> But in Impress, if enter two paragraphs in a text box, then Format - >> Paragraph - Indents&Spacing - line spacing: leading, values as 0.5cm >> find: spacing between two paragraphs is 0.5cm, but not 1.0cm. >> >> In this way, I want to ask: >> Q1, what's the meaning of leading in line spacing? > >"Leading" (which is pronounced "ledding") is a term used in typography to >refer to the spacing between lines. It derives from the days of manual >typesetting when those spaces were varied by inserting strips of lead between >the lines of type. I am used to specifying the value in terms of ems or points >- If I am using 12 point typeface I'll sometimes specify a leading of only 3 >points, usually when I'm using a face such as Zapf Chancery, purely for the >artistic effect (the ascenders and descenders become intertwined, and with >centred text can look very nice). Very nice! > >Normally, with word processors and DTP apps, the leading should be set to >Automatic, and only adjusted to a fixed value for special effects. >> Q2, Why does the difference stay still? > >I think that in one case the leadings are being applied above and below the >line, effectively adding them together, whereas the other case the value is >only being inserted between the lines. The first case is not the way it should >work - the leading vale is an absolute spacing between lines, and should not >be added. If that is indeed happening, then IMO it is a bug. I'll file a new issue about it. Than you once more Best wishes! Li Meiying ------------------ Beijing Redflag 2000 Software CO.,LTD MSN:[email protected] Email:[email protected] Tel:51570010-6140 Date:2009-06-03 To subscribe to the list, send a message to: <[email protected]> To remove your address from the list, send a message to: <[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
