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

       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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