Hi;

On Mon, 2009-11-23 at 10:06 -0500, Richard Detwiler wrote:
> Barbara Duprey wrote:
> > Séamas Ó Brógáin wrote:
> >> In a layout for publishing (Openoffice 3.1.1, Debian GNU/Linux) I 
> >> need to have page headlines that are different on every page. I have 
> >> inserted headers in left-hand and right-hand page styles, and set an 
> >> appropriate paragraph style for the content; but when I type a page 
> >> headline on any page it is copied to all left-hand pages (or all 
> >> right-hand pages, as the case may be).
> >>
> >> I hope I’m overlooking some simple setting. Any help appreciated.
> >
> > What do you need to have be different in each header?  Generally 
> > speaking, what you need is to click in the header and use Insert > 
> > Fields  to select the content you want.
> >
> 
> Maybe there's some confusion in terminology? The OP uses two terms, 
> "headlines" and "headers". I'm not sure if Seamas is using those 
> interchangeably or not -- they certainly are not at all equivalent.
> 
> If "headers" is really what is meant by "headlines", I'm not sure I 
> understand the objective of having headers that are different on every 
> page. Isn't the point of a header that there is basically the same thing 
> on all pages of that style? (With possible differences being, for 
> example, the page number.)
> 
> So maybe "headlines" is really more what is meant, and the OP is 
> confusing "headers" with a way of achieving "headlines"?
> 
> So I think we need some clarification from the OP as to what the goal is.

I think I understand what the OP wants.  If I am correct it is not
unreasonable.

1) A normal left-page right-page header template that repeats styles and
perhaps a centred title and right hand page number, plus

2) A text-box at the left-hand page margin that is within, beside or
overlays the header which doesn't repeat but into which he can write
different page titles.

I am too busy today to experiment, but if I have correctly interpreted
his request it should be achievable by either:
a) inserting a blank box in the header;
b) setting a page style that starts with a text-box, then has the header
left margin start at the right margin of the text-box; or
c) write a macro that overlays a text box over the header.

-- 
Regards Bill
Fedora 11, Gnome 2.26.3
Evo.2.26.3, Emacs 23.1.1


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