sounds sensible to me :-)
But the program I really liked was the first one I had with my first
computer - back-when-DOS -
the program has never been updated ... it allowed me to type in
one half of the screen while viewing something in the other half; in that
way, I could add quotes, poems, ... without having to close down the
document in order to open another, ... ... ...
computing ... computing ... does not compute ;-)
On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 6:40 AM, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi :)
>
> People have discussed various different ways that tabs could be
> implemented in LibreOffice. I would really like to see either of the main
> ways. The only one i could understand was having each tab as a different
> document but there was an old word-processor that had something very useful
> for working on documents longer than 1 page or so. Something like an
> advanced Navigation tool.
>
>
> In MS Office you can open more than one document and each one is opened
> inside the type of shell you see if you open LibreOffice without opening
> any document and just get the splash screen. That way you can maximise the
> Word window and have 2 or more documents in any arrangement you like
> without having multiple instances of their ribbon-bar and menus taking up
> even more excessive screen real-estate.
>
> Regards from
>
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
> >
> > From: Steve Edmonds <[email protected]>
> >To: [email protected]
> >Cc: 'anne-ology' <[email protected]>; 'Jorge' <[email protected]>;
> 'Tom' <[email protected]>; 'Dr. R. O Stapf' <
> [email protected]>; [email protected]
> >Sent: Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 3:26
> >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3.2/Writer] Split screen in
> half horizontally?
> >
> >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:[email protected]]
> >> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 15:39
> >> To: Jorge
> >> Cc: Tom; Dr. R. O Stapf; [email protected]
> >> 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 <[email protected]> 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
> >>>>
> >>>> 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 <[email protected]>
> >>>>> To: [email protected]
> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, 6 December 2012, 23:10
> >>>>> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3.2/Writer] Split screen
> in
> >>> half horizontally?
> >>>>> This would really 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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