I'm not following you. This is just an example of what I was trying to do. This came down from the website as a txt file and I was trying to get each paragraph to flow properly.
thanks On 9/8/05, G. Roderick Singleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, 2005-09-07 at 19:38 -0700, Lionel B Dyck wrote: > > G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > > > On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 16:02:17 -0700, Lionel B Dyck wrote: > > > > > > > > >>Here is an example that demonstrates what I'd like to do. I would like > to > > >>make each of these paragraphs into real paragraphs and retain the > blank > > >>line between paragraphs. I've tried all the suggestions with no > success. > > >> > > >>Any suggestions? > > >> > > >>--------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> > > >>The Project Gutenberg EBook of Ivanhoe, by Walter Scott (#1 in our > series > > >>by Walter Scott) > > >> > > >>Copyright laws are changing all over the world. Be sure to check the > > >>copyright laws for your country before downloading or redistributing > this > > >>or any other Project Gutenberg eBook. > > >> > > >>This header should be the first thing seen when viewing this Project > > >>Gutenberg file. Please do not remove it. Do not change or edit the > > >>header without written permission. > > >> > > >>Please read the "legal small print," and other information about the > eBook > > >>and Project Gutenberg at the bottom of this file. Included is > important > > >>information about your specific rights and restrictions in how the > file > > >>may be used. You can also find out about how to make a donation to > > >>Project Gutenberg, and how to get involved. > > >> > > >> > > >>**Welcome To The World of Free Plain Vanilla Electronic Texts** > > >> > > >>**eBooks Readable By Both Humans and By Computers, Since 1971** > > >> > > >>*****These eBooks Were Prepared By Thousands of Volunteers!***** > > >> > > >> > > >>Title: Ivanhoe > > >> > > >>Author: Walter Scott > > > > > > > > > Autoformat works very well in 2.0 and not so well in 1.1.4. Which do > you > > > use? You not told us your OS either. > > > > I'm using windows xp home sp2 with the 1.9.125 build. What autoformat > > settings did you use. Each time I tried it with anything from 5% to 90% > > and several in between the blank lines were eliminated and the majority > > of the lines retained the ending paragraph symbol. > > > Do not paste as HTML, paste unformatted. THen it works fine. Otherwise > you get one paragraph. > -- > PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. > OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead > http://documentation.openoffice.org/ > > -- Lionel B. Dyck <>< AIM: lbdyck Yahoo IM: lbdyck Home Page http://www.lbdsoftware.com
