I have now uploaded the amended template.
https://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/resources-for-contributers/lo-v6-0-chapter-template/view
I have also moved it to the top of the list in the Resources folder
and moved a collection of older templates and book covers to an "Old
templates & covers" folder under Resources.
--Jean
On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 7:05 AM Jean Weber wrote:
>
> I have corrected some formatting errors in the chapter and book files (ODT
> and PDF) for Getting Started withLO6.0 and uploaded them to the wiki and to
> ODFAuthors. If you have taken copies of the earlier version to use for
> translation or for updating to 6.1, please use these new ones instead.
>
> I did not replace files in NextCloud because I could not find a folder for
> Docs or ODFAuthors. I’m probably doing something wrong; I’m not familiar with
> that platform. Yes, I was logged in.
>
> The formatting problems were mainly due to errors in the template, which I
> have also corrected. I’ll be uploading that to ODFAuthors later today; I
> forgot to do it last night.
>
> A big problem for the compiled book was a difference in compatibility
> settings between most of the chapter files and the book master file. In Tools
> > Oprions > LibreOffice Writer > Compatibility, we must be sure to UNcheck
> the options for “Add spacing for paragraphs and tables (in current document)”
> and “Add paragraph and table spacing at tops of pages (in current document)”.
> With a few exceptions, the chapters were correct, but the master doc was not.
>
> I tracked another big problem down to the presence of hidden sections in the
> master document. They made cross-references to page numbers come out wrong.
> When I manually deleted the contents of the hidden sections, the problem went
> away. This is a bug. It’s been around for many years.
>
> I also found and corrected a few instances of incorrect paragraph styles, but
> I also missed a few.
>
> I wasn’t copy editing, but I did correct a few errors that caught my eye. I
> can’t stop myself!
>
> Lastly, I note that several chapters, and the preface, include the table of
> macOS keystroke differences. I don’t think these are needed in all those
> places. Either the Preface or Chapter 1, but not both, would do. In all other
> individual chapters, put it on the Copyright page, not in the body of the
> chapter.
>
> I’m sure I’ve forgotten something.
>
> —Jean
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