Re: [libreoffice-users] inserting (exactly) a line before a paragraph using styles

[Andrew Brager <apb3304@bak.rr.com>]

On 8/2/2012 8:13 AM, Dan wrote:
> Andrew Brager wrote:
> > On 8/2/2012 6:17 AM, Regina Henschel wrote:
> > > Aligning baselines are not done by inserting a line, but by using 
> > > the feature "Register
> > > true".
> > >
> > > Kind regards
> > > Regina
> >
> >
> > I have in fact wondered what "Register true" was for, thanks for that 
> > info.
> >
> > The question that next comes up in my mind is, does anyone know where 
> > in the world did a
> > "name" like that come from?  If it were me naming that feature I 
> > would of called it
> > something like... "Align Baselines".
> >
> > Is there a story or reason behind it?  If it's not a good one, I vote 
> > for changing the
> > name, because in 6 months or a year I'll have forgotten what it does 
> > (chances are slim
> > I'll ever have to use that feature but still).  I'm a big fan of 
> > naming things after their
> > functions if and when it makes sense to do so.
> >
> > Thank you in advance.
>
>
>      Use LO's help to search for this term. It answers your question. 
> Hint, it has to do with how newspapers have been printed.
>
> --Dan
"Register-true is a typography term that is used in printing. This term 
refers to the congruent imprint of the lines within a type area on the 
front and the back side of book pages, newspaper pages and magazine 
pages. The register-true feature make these pages easier to read by 
preventing gray shadows from shining through between the lines of text. 
The register-true term also refers to lines in adjacent text columns 
that are of the same height.

When you define a paragraph, Paragraph Style, or a Page Style as 
register-true, the base lines of the affected characters are aligned to 
a vertical page grid, regardless of font size or of the presence of 
graphics. If you want, you can specify the setting for this grid as a 
Page Style property."


True to traditional Unix man-page form, it makes perfect sense - once 
you read somebody else's explanation somewhere else as to what it 
means.  Failing that, re-reading it a few dozen times very slowly helps 
a bit.  I still vote for "Align Baselines" and damn the people still 
using the Gutenberg press.




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