On Thu Feb 03 2011 16:31:49 GMT-0800 (PST) Tim Johnson wrote:
* RA Brown <[email protected]> [110203 14:57]:
On Thu Feb 03 2011 15:18:42 GMT-0800 (PST) Tim Johnson wrote:
FYI: I'm a programmer but don't use OO Writer myself, but am
attempting to aid my wife. We both use linux 10.4 (ubuntu).
We have installed the mini-corrector extension which does a good job
of removing extra spaces from the body of text, but it also removes
paragraph indentation - which is completely unacceptable. :( We've
solved one problem and created another..
I find that *if* I indent a paragraph by using the TAB key, the
indentation remains, but of course a TAB is not a space. I find
also, that although the specs that my wife is try to meet require *5
spaces*, I can't find a way for the TAB action to 'mimic' the 5
spaces and I doubt that there are.. Any ideas here?
The goal is to remove redundant spaces from within the text, but
not from paragraph indentation.
thanks
Thanks for the reply:
I see two choices.
The first is to make the tabs = 1 space for the
start of the line.
Where do I do that?
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From Tools->Options->OpenOffice.Org Writer->General->Tab Stops
I do not see an option for setting in spaces. The available
Measurement Units on Ver 3.2 are Millimeter, Centimeter, Inch,
Pica and Point.
You can use the ruler at the top of the Writer page to set the spacing
for the tabs. Then on the Format-> Paragraph-> Tabs to see the
settings. Of course both spaces and tabs depend on the size of the font
being used.
The second, preferred, is to use the Indent and
Spacing feature of the paragraph style to do a hard indent.
OK. From Format->Paragraph->Indents and Spaces
I do not see a "Hard Indent" option. I *do* see a Tab
option but do not understand it.
:(
I'm thinking setting the tabstop to ".20" might work,
but do not know if it will be acceptable.
There is no "Hard indent" as such, but that is what it is since it does
not depend on font size or spaces or tabs. Use the setting for First
Line to set the indent space leaving the rest at default settings.
Your welcome.
Andy
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