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

[anne-ology <laginnis@gmail.com>]

       newspapers were pre-computers therefore pre-LO  ;-)



On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Dan <elderdanlewis@gmail.com> wrote:

anne-ology wrote:
>
>>         Dan, you've been mis-informed re. newspapers.
>>
>
>  Are you sure?: http://help.libreoffice.org/**
> Writer/Printing_Register-true<http://help.libreoffice.org/Writer/Printing_Register-true>
>
> --Dan
>
>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 10:13 AM, Dan <elderdanlewis@gmail.com> 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
>>>
>>>

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