On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:26:46 -0600, jimw wagner wrote:
> Paul_B wrote:
>> Is there any way to do parallel columns in Write? By that I mean
>> columns where the text flow in each column is independent of that
>> in the other, except that page breaks would be honored.
>>
>> I've tried columns, tables, and frames so far, with no luck. All
>> I get is newspaper-type story flow.
>>
> I've been doing this for several years now, usually in sets of three
> columns, to compare translations of texts in various languages.
>
> What I do is to set up one of the texts in a table, usually putting in
> some marker(*) after each period or question mark, then replacing each *
> by the regex for a paragraph end, then setting up the table to divide at
> paragraphs.
>
> I then go in and add two columns (more is possible, but gives very thin
> columns) then paste in the other information.
>
> Pasting in the other information can be done a sentence at a time, or by
> making a table out of the information, then cutting it and pasting it
> into the appropriate column.
>
> Write back if you have a problem, and I'll see if I can help more.
>
> JimW
I see. There doesn't seem to be any way to create what I'm
looking for straightaway. Here's what I've got thus far.
I create a two-column table. I set it to
Text Flow
[x] Allow table to split across pages and columns
[x] Allow row to break across pages and columns.
That's sets me up to paste or write very well into column 2, and
the text flows onto the next page still staying in that column.
But the problem is I can't add text into column 1 on the
succeeding pages, unless I add line feeds down that column
manually. Adding column breaks hasn't helped.
Maybe the simple answer is to add a row whenever I want to add
column 1 text. I'm trying to create a template for note-taking,
and I'm not sure that would work well.
Thanks for your input.
p.
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