Re: [libreoffice-users] Frames & anchoring in a technical report

On Thu, 2012-02-16 at 11:32 -0500, Calvin Kim wrote:
> On 02/15/2012 09:00 AM, Ethan Swint wrote:
> > On 2/14/2012 8:18 PM, Calvin Kim wrote:
> > > On 02/14/2012 12:00 PM, Ethan Swint wrote:
> > > > I've been frustrated with my experience trying to anchor frames 
> > > > (containing figures and captions). What I'd really like to do is 
> > > > anchor a frame to a character (which refers to the frame's 
> > > > contents), but not force a large white space on the page if the 
> > > > anchor character and the frame don't fit on the same page.  In other 
> > > > words,
> > > > A) Obtain the reference character's Y coordinates, Cy
> > > > B) Obtain the frame's Y dimension, Fy
> > > > C) Obtain the text area's Y dimension, Py
> > > > C) If Py- Fy > Cy, place frame at bottom of character's page
> > > > D) else, place frame at top of page following character's page
> > > >
> > > > Is this possible with LO Writer? What I've been forced to do at this 
> > > > point is to anchor the frame to the page, then move all of the 
> > > > frames in the document when my edits move text.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Ethan
> > >
> > > If you anchor an object to a character, your object will be treated 
> > > as a character. That's why there are large white space on the line of 
> > > your object due to its height.
> > > Instead, anchor it to a paragraph. Then you have freedom to move your 
> > > object around.
> > From my experience, what you're describing is anchoring 'as' a 
> > character; I'm anchoring 'to' a character, as anchoring 'to' a 
> > paragraph isn't specific enough for my document. The problem comes 
> > when the page break falls such that a full page would require the 
> > character to be on one page and the frame to be on the next.
> >
> > I've looked, but I haven't uncovered a mechanism in LO Writer to deal 
> > with this situation satisfactorily.
> >
> > -Ethan
> I see what you are trying to do. I had similar cases few times, and each 
> case, I have to adjusted it manually. But if there are many graphics and 
> many updates of contents, it will be time consuming.
>
> I don't think LO offers anchor "to" a character.
> 'Anchor to paragraph' is like anchor to first character of paragraph.
> Maybe you can request new/modified feature to development team to anchor 
> "to" character, or anchor to paragraph but you can anchor it anywhere in 
> paragraph.
>
> cK

     LO allows you to anchor a graphic to page, to paragraph, to
character, and as character. And if the graphic has be inserted into a
frame, you can also anchor the graphic to frame. This is true for 3.4.5
and 3.5.0.
     One thing I discovered when testing this: when the graphic was
anchored to a character, the graphic could be moved around just as it
can be moved when anchored to a paragraph. That means for a paragraph
with a graphic at the bottom of the page, the graphic can be placed
above the paragraph, below it, or in the middle of it. This might be
what you are seeking.

--Dan



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