Andrew, you're referring to post-computers ;-)
On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 4:36 PM, Andrew Brager <[email protected]> wrote: On 8/2/2012 8:13 AM, Dan wrote: > >> Andrew Brager wrote: >> >>> On 8/2/2012 6:17 AM, Regina Henschel wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Aligning baselines are not done by inserting a line, but by using the >>>> feature "Register >>>> true". >>>> >>>> Kind regards >>>> Regina >>>> >>>> >>> >>> I have in fact wondered what "Register true" was for, thanks for that >>> info. >>> >>> The question that next comes up in my mind is, does anyone know where in >>> the world did a >>> "name" like that come from? If it were me naming that feature I would >>> of called it >>> something like... "Align Baselines". >>> >>> Is there a story or reason behind it? If it's not a good one, I vote >>> for changing the >>> name, because in 6 months or a year I'll have forgotten what it does >>> (chances are slim >>> I'll ever have to use that feature but still). I'm a big fan of naming >>> things after their >>> functions if and when it makes sense to do so. >>> >>> Thank you in advance. >>> >> >> >> Use LO's help to search for this term. It answers your question. >> Hint, it has to do with how newspapers have been printed. >> >> --Dan >> >> "Register-true is a typography term that is used in printing. This term > refers to the congruent imprint of the lines within a type area on the > front and the back side of book pages, newspaper pages and magazine pages. > The register-true feature make these pages easier to read by preventing > gray shadows from shining through between the lines of text. The > register-true term also refers to lines in adjacent text columns that are > of the same height. > > When you define a paragraph, Paragraph Style, or a Page Style as > register-true, the base lines of the affected characters are aligned to a > vertical page grid, regardless of font size or of the presence of graphics. > If you want, you can specify the setting for this grid as a Page Style > property." > > > True to traditional Unix man-page form, it makes perfect sense - once you > read somebody else's explanation somewhere else as to what it means. > Failing that, re-reading it a few dozen times very slowly helps a bit. I > still vote for "Align Baselines" and damn the people still using the > Gutenberg press. > > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
