I think using Frames that are linked would do what Marc wants. Regards,
On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 11:26 AM, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi :) > Actually i kinda like the idea of using Calc as Joe Conner suggested. My > idea was to use Draw or Writer. > Regards from > Tom :) > > On 15 October 2014 16:24, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi :) > > I think text-boxes linked together might do the trick. Text boxes on > > odd-numbered pages or to the right-hand side of the page would only link > to > > other odd-numbered pages or to the right-hand side on subsequent pages. > > Similarly with even-numbered or left-hand boxes. > > > > I still haven't figured this out for myself and only have a very minor > > quarterly case where it might be useful. > > Regards from > > Tom :) > > > > On 15 October 2014 16:23, Joe Conner <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Have you considered using Calc for this, you can adjust the formatting > to > >> have text roll into a new line automatically. Then you can copy/paste > into > >> a word document if you find it necessary. > >> > >> Blessings, Joe Conner: Poulsbo, WA USA > >> > >> > >> On 10/15/2014 07:29 AM, Marc Grober wrote: > >> > >>> Sorry Dan, but I really don't understand where you are going with > this. > >>> I have two streams of text. I would like to have one stream on one > >>> side, and the other stream on the other side of facing pages. That way > I > >>> can break the flow of either without having to alternate text (which > how > >>> it is done now) > >>> > >>> On 10/15/14 4:58 AM, Dan Lewis wrote: > >>> > >>>> On 10/15/2014 08:26 AM, Ginterak wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Dan, > >>>>> If I place 1000 words in the left page, the words are still going to > >>>>> overflow onto the right page - I am not sure what your idea is > >>>>> actually accomplishing. > >>>>> > >>>> In my reply, I keyed on having the original on the left page and > >>>> the translation on the right page. By having these appear side by > >>>> side, one can see both at the same time and compare them if desired. > >>>> What seems to be obvious to me is that the number of words > >>>> required for a given thought in different languages can be different. > >>>> So what would be a full page for one language may be less than or more > >>>> than a page. So there is no guarantee that the the same thoughts will > >>>> be contained in side by side pages. So, what purpose does having > >>>> original and translation being side by side? It is quite possible that > >>>> in a rather long article, some of the side by side pages may not have > >>>> any thoughts in common. > >>>> My thoughts came from how a Bible program handles this > situation. > >>>> For example, I have German and English translations of the Bible side > >>>> by side. There the same verses are shown for them. Sometimes there are > >>>> extra spaces on the German side, and sometimes there are extra on the > >>>> English side. I also have a German-English New Testament from the > >>>> 1800's. It also has the same print layout. > >>>> A very important question is: What is the purpose of having the > >>>> original and the translation side by side? This should determine the > >>>> layout. > >>>> > >>>> Dan > >>>> > >>>>> On Oct 14, 2014, at 9:22 AM, Dan Lewis <[email protected]> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> On 10/14/2014 12:15 PM, Marc Grober wrote: > >>>>>>> Is there is technical solution to running parallel text in side by > >>>>>>> side > >>>>>>> pages (the best example would be a text with a translation where > you > >>>>>>> have the original on one page and the translation on the facing > page. > >>>>>>> This is done easily enough in columns, but there must be some way > to > >>>>>>> pass two threads of raw text to a section in which one thread is > >>>>>>> passed > >>>>>>> only to odd pages and the other only to even pages, or are we > stuck > >>>>>>> with alternating the text manually and inserting a gazillion page > >>>>>>> breaks? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> I think that page styles will do it. Open an untitled document > >>>>>> in Writer. Use the F4 key to open the Styles and Formating Window. > >>>>>> Click the "Page Styles" icon at the top of this window. Double click > >>>>>> "First Page" from the lists of page styles to apply this style to > >>>>>> the page. Then right click "First Page" and select Modify from the > >>>>>> context menu. Change the "Next Style" property to "Left Page". Click > >>>>>> OK. > >>>>>> This should do it. Enter the original text on the left pages > >>>>>> and the translations on the right pages. > >>>>>> The reason this works is because of styles. They insure that > >>>>>> each left page is followed by a right page which is followed by a > >>>>>> left page... Writer is designed to begin with the first page on the > >>>>>> right, so you need the "First Page" to fulfill this need. From then > >>>>>> on the left and right pages will follow correctly. (No page breaks > >>>>>> are needed.) > >>>>>> In the bottom right corner of the Writer window are three > icons > >>>>>> of pages. The one of the right is the one you should click if it is > >>>>>> not highlighted. This places two pages in the window beginning with > >>>>>> a right page first followed by a left right page combination. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Dan > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> To unsubscribe 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 > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> To unsubscribe 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 > >> > >> > > > > -- > To unsubscribe 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 > -- Kevin B. 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