Daniel Carrera wrote:
Robert Derman wrote:
Robert Derman replies: This is OOo 1.9.87 for Windows downloaded from
Canada Cygnal mirror. When I open a document created with Writer 1.x
many paragraphs are shifted to the next page.
That is not the same thing as saying that paragraphs don't split. I
understand that OOo 2.0 won't interpret text files quite the same (e.g.
the relationship between margins, headers and footers). My impression is
that this is to make it easier to import/export MSO files.
Under Format, Paragraph, Text Flow tab, options, the Do not split
paragraph is ALWAYS checked. If I uncheck it, when the cursor lands in
the next paragraph it is checked again!
Well *of course*. If you only change the attribute for *one* paragraph,
why would you expect it to also change for *other* paragraphs?
If you want to change the attribute for all paragraphs, you should edit
the underlying paragraph style. For example, if the paragraph style is
"Text body":
1) Open the Styles & Formatting Window.
That is, click on the left-most icon on the third toolbar. It looks like a
hand with a finger on top of a sheet of paper. It's right next to the
Apply Style menu.
2) On Paragraph Styles, (top row, click on the left-most button) select
the paragraph style in question. In my example, "Text body".
3) Right-click > Modify
4) Then click on the Text Flow tab, make the change and click OK.
RD: That of course fixed it. I think this is a case of a default being
changed that should have been left alone! All previous releases of OOo
had the [do not split paragraphs] unchecked by default. To avoid really
confusing most newbies I think that this should be set back to that
behavior for the next release, 1.9.whatever, and all further releases.
Just my opinion, but I bet a lot of others share it.
