On Thu, 2012-02-16 at 11:32 -0500, Calvin Kim wrote:
>
> On 02/15/2012 09:00 AM, Ethan Swint wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 2/14/2012 8:18 PM, Calvin Kim wrote:
> >> On 02/14/2012 12:00 PM, Ethan Swint wrote:
> >>> I've been frustrated with my experience trying to anchor frames
> >>> (containing figures and captions). What I'd really like to do is
> >>> anchor a frame to a character (which refers to the frame's
> >>> contents), but not force a large white space on the page if the
> >>> anchor character and the frame don't fit on the same page. In other
> >>> words,
> >>> A) Obtain the reference character's Y coordinates, Cy
> >>> B) Obtain the frame's Y dimension, Fy
> >>> C) Obtain the text area's Y dimension, Py
> >>> C) If Py- Fy > Cy, place frame at bottom of character's page
> >>> D) else, place frame at top of page following character's page
> >>>
> >>> Is this possible with LO Writer? What I've been forced to do at this
> >>> point is to anchor the frame to the page, then move all of the
> >>> frames in the document when my edits move text.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Ethan
> >>>
> >>
> >> If you anchor an object to a character, your object will be treated
> >> as a character. That's why there are large white space on the line of
> >> your object due to its height.
> >> Instead, anchor it to a paragraph. Then you have freedom to move your
> >> object around.
> > From my experience, what you're describing is anchoring 'as' a
> > character; I'm anchoring 'to' a character, as anchoring 'to' a
> > paragraph isn't specific enough for my document. The problem comes
> > when the page break falls such that a full page would require the
> > character to be on one page and the frame to be on the next.
> >
> > I've looked, but I haven't uncovered a mechanism in LO Writer to deal
> > with this situation satisfactorily.
> >
> > -Ethan
> >
> I see what you are trying to do. I had similar cases few times, and each
> case, I have to adjusted it manually. But if there are many graphics and
> many updates of contents, it will be time consuming.
>
> I don't think LO offers anchor "to" a character.
> 'Anchor to paragraph' is like anchor to first character of paragraph.
> Maybe you can request new/modified feature to development team to anchor
> "to" character, or anchor to paragraph but you can anchor it anywhere in
> paragraph.
>
> cK
LO allows you to anchor a graphic to page, to paragraph, to
character, and as character. And if the graphic has be inserted into a
frame, you can also anchor the graphic to frame. This is true for 3.4.5
and 3.5.0.
One thing I discovered when testing this: when the graphic was
anchored to a character, the graphic could be moved around just as it
can be moved when anchored to a paragraph. That means for a paragraph
with a graphic at the bottom of the page, the graphic can be placed
above the paragraph, below it, or in the middle of it. This might be
what you are seeking.
--Dan
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