Re: [libreoffice-users] [Writer] Current page value?

2013-02-11 Thread C. H. D.
] [Writer] Current page value? Hello, does anyone know if it is possible to retrieve the current page number in a pre-defined variable in Writer? The page count is available through the PAGE var, but I can't find anywhere (or do I have missed smthg?) a way to test against the current page num

[libreoffice-users] [Writer] Current page value?

2013-02-10 Thread Jean-Francois Nifenecker
Hello, does anyone know if it is possible to retrieve the current page number in a pre-defined variable in Writer? The page count is available through the PAGE var, but I can't find anywhere (or do I have missed smthg?) a way to test against the current page num. The aim is to have some

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Writer] Current page value?

2013-02-10 Thread Tom Davies
Nifenecker jean-francois.nifenec...@laposte.net To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Sunday, 10 February 2013, 14:50 Subject: [libreoffice-users] [Writer] Current page value? Hello, does anyone know if it is possible to retrieve the current page number in a pre-defined variable in Writer

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Writer] Current page value?

2013-02-10 Thread Jean-Francois Nifenecker
Hello Tom, Le 10/02/2013 16:35, Tom Davies a écrit : how do other people normally do this? It's possible to have 1st page different isn't it? Is there a way of having last page different too? Does everyone do this by having at least 3 page-styles per book? in fact the problem is different

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Writer] Current page value?

2013-02-10 Thread Mirosław Zalewski
On 10/02/2013 at 15:50, Jean-Francois Nifenecker jean- francois.nifenec...@laposte.net wrote: The aim is to have some text in the footer of any page, but the last one (eg to be cont'd) without regard to the pages styles. As far as I know, you can't do this without different page styles.

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Writer] Current page value?

2013-02-10 Thread Brian Barker
At 16:41 10/02/2013 +0100, Jean-Francois Nifenecker wrote: I want to have footers with to be cont'd for any page but the last one, ... Do you need to do this? Don't most people know that, in the absence of any indication to the contrary, any incomplete word, sentence, paragraph, article,

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Writer] Current page value?

2013-02-10 Thread Jean-Francois Nifenecker
Le 10/02/2013 17:22, Brian Barker a écrit : At 16:41 10/02/2013 +0100, Jean-Francois Nifenecker wrote: I want to have footers with to be cont'd for any page but the last one, ... Do you need to do this? Don't most people know that, in the absence of any indication to the contrary, any

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Writer] Current page value?

2013-02-10 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi Jean-Francois, Jean-Francois Nifenecker schrieb: Hello Tom, Le 10/02/2013 16:35, Tom Davies a écrit : how do other people normally do this? It's possible to have 1st page different isn't it? Is there a way of having last page different too? Does everyone do this by having at least 3

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Writer] Current page value?

2013-02-10 Thread Jean-Francois Nifenecker
Hi Regina, Le 10/02/2013 17:40, Regina Henschel a écrit : Why do you want to give the information this way? For not binded sheets a phrase k / n is common, where k is the field Page number and n is the field Page count. Yes, I also use the k / n thingy. Yet, here in France, the .../... at

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Writer] Current page value?

2013-02-10 Thread Tom Davies
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] [Writer] Current page value? Hi Regina, Le 10/02/2013 17:40, Regina Henschel a écrit : Why do you want to give the information this way? For not binded sheets a phrase k / n is common, where k is the field Page number and n is the field Page count. Yes, I

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Writer] Current page value?

2013-02-10 Thread Jean-Francois Nifenecker
Le 10/02/2013 18:57, Tom Davies a écrit : Hi :) Has anyone been able to fix this yet? I tend to prefer to spell it out and say Page x of n. but i think i'm alone in doing that. I have seen the / mark used quite frequently. It's interesting to see how other countries or other professions or

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Writer] Current page value?

2013-02-10 Thread Jay Lozier
seen in the US. From: Jean-Francois Nifenecker jean-francois.nifenec...@laposte.net To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Sunday, 10 February 2013, 16:50 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] [Writer] Current page value? Hi Regina, Le 10/02/2013 17:40, Regina

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Writer] Current page value?

2013-02-10 Thread Jean-Francois Nifenecker
Le 10/02/2013 20:07, Jay Lozier a écrit : I have mostly seen either Page x of y, x, or more rarely x of y in the US. The x / y page notation is not very common from what I have seen in the US. x / y is extensively used 'round here. Page x sur y is also met but less often. -- Jean-Francois