Yes, that's my idea.
Seems sensible to me, yet the computer just doesn't seem to like my
idea ;-)
the computer seems to have another idea - well, I guess it gets
back at me for referring to it as a 'glorified typewriter' ;-)
On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 9:26 PM, Steve Edmonds
<steve.edmo...@ptglobal.com>wrote:
Hi. I can see 2 other interpretations from Anne-ology message.
> 1. She wants to be able to open the file twice, to visually compare the
> instance initially (and still) on disc with the instance edited in ram.
> 2. She wants to be able to visually compare 2 parts (paragraphs) in the
> same document.
>
> I used to do this many years ago on OS/2 in lotus or staroffice.
> Steve
>
> On 2012-12-11 15:41, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
>
>> Umm, if two Text (.odt) documents have not changed dramatically, does not
>> the
>>
>> Edit | Compare Document ...
>>
>> menu dialog provide a way of seeing how the currently open document is
>> changed from another document?
>>
>> - Dennis
>>
>>
>> From: anne-ology [mailto:lagin...@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 15:39
>> To: Jorge
>> Cc: Tom; Dr. R. O Stapf; users@global.libreoffice.org
>> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3.2/Writer] Split screen in
>> half horizontally?
>>
>> I wish this were true ... using WIN [now 7], it's not ;-(
>>
>> To be able to compare 2 versions side by side would be an asset -
>> often, I've wanted to remember how something was worded ... so I have to
>> close the document, open the other document then reverse the process
>> because both versions cannot be open at the same time -
>> I've tried minimizing one document but it closes on its own
>> when the next document is opened -
>>
>> the computer is always a step ahead of me ;-)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 3:26 PM, jorge <jrodrigue...@cpcecr.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi:
>>
>>> If I remember well...with LO you can compare two documents...and in
>>> Ubuntu there are some programs to do the same
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Jorge RodrÃguez
>>>
>>>
>>> El vie, 07-12-2012 a las 00:21 +0000, Tom Davies escribió:
>>>
>>>> Hi :)
>>>> Side-by-side is fairly easy on Win7 and Ubuntu 12.04. Not sure about
>>>>
>>> others but it's got to have originated somewhere and is probably on the
>>> cards elsewhere. Not sure about synchronised scrolling though, that part
>>> sounds like a good item for a feature-request / bug-report.
>>>
>>>> http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/Bug_**Report<http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Bug_Report>
>>>>
>>>> So, in Ubuntu 12.04 and Win7 just grab the first document's window and
>>>>
>>> drag it to the far left as though you are dragging it off-screen. When a
>>> weird shadow fills half the screen let go. Whatever size and shape the
>>> windo had been it now fills half the screen. Do the same to the 2nd
>>> document's window but drag it to the right. Errr i choose left first
>>> just
>>> because it feels more comfortable to me. If you try to drag it off the
>>> top
>>> of the screen then the window tries to maximise.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Of course you could use Alt Tab to flick between any windows on the
>>>>
>>> workspace you are on and that can be a good way to compare quickly.
>>>
>>>> Most Gnu&Linux distros also let you flick between different work-spaces
>>>>
>>> quickly so changes jump out at you that way too. Windows users probably
>>> aren't familiar with the spinning cube (which i can never get to work).
>>> Of
>>> course Ubuntu kinda lost that quick flick between workspaces in 11.04
>>> using
>>> Unity (unless i'm missing a key-combo (which is highly likely))
>>>
>>>> Regards from
>>>> Tom :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Dr. R. O Stapf <reinh...@stapf-online.com>
>>>>> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, 6 December 2012, 23:10
>>>>> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3.2/Writer] Split screen in
>>>>>
>>>> half horizontally?
>>>
>>>> This would realy be a good feature. I also miss the possibility to
>>>>>
>>>> compare to documents side by side
>>>
>>>> and synchronized scrolling. I hate to say it but this is a good feature
>>>>>
>>>> of MSO. Just hope that our
>>>
>>>> devs can add ti to LibO.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2012-12-05 20:50, Gilles wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I agree. I also miss being able to split a document horizontally in
>>>>>>
>>>>> two
>>>
>>>> halves. It's very useful when going through a big document.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>
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