Hi :) +1
That seems the most sensible. Regards from Tom :) On 15 October 2014 20:59, Kevin O'Brien <zwiln...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think using Frames that are linked would do what Marc wants. > > Regards, > > > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 11:26 AM, Tom Davies <tomc...@gmail.com> 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 <tomc...@gmail.com> 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 <joeconner2...@gmail.com> 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 <elderdanle...@gmail.com> >> >>>>> 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: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >> >>>>>> 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: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >> >> 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: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >> 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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