Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3.2/Writer] Split screen in half horizontally?

       Yes, that's my idea.

       Seems sensible to me, yet the computer just doesn't seem to like my
idea  ;-)
            the computer seems to have another idea - well, I guess it gets
back at me for referring to it as a 'glorified typewriter'  ;-)



On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 9:26 PM, Steve Edmonds
<steve.edmonds@ptglobal.com>wrote:

Hi. I can see 2 other interpretations from Anne-ology message.
> 1. She wants to be able to open the file twice, to visually compare the
> instance initially (and still) on disc with the instance edited in ram.
> 2. She wants to be able to visually compare 2 parts (paragraphs) in the
> same document.
>
> I used to do this many years ago on OS/2 in lotus or staroffice.
> Steve
>
> On 2012-12-11 15:41, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
>
> > Umm, if two Text (.odt) documents have not changed dramatically, does not
> > the
> >
> >         Edit | Compare Document ...
> >
> > menu dialog provide a way of seeing how the currently open document is
> > changed from another document?
> >
> >   - Dennis
> >
> >
> > From: anne-ology [mailto:laginnis@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 15:39
> > To: Jorge
> > Cc: Tom; Dr. R. O Stapf; users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3.2/Writer] Split screen in
> > half horizontally?
> >
> >         I wish this were true ... using WIN [now 7], it's not  ;-(
> >
> >         To be able to compare 2 versions side by side would be an asset -
> > often, I've wanted to remember how something was worded ... so I have to
> > close the document, open the other document then reverse the process
> > because both versions cannot be open at the same time -
> >               I've tried minimizing one document but it closes on its own
> > when the next document is opened -
> >
> >         the computer is always a step ahead of me  ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 3:26 PM, jorge <jrodriguez17@cpcecr.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi:
> >
> > > If I remember well...with LO you can compare two documents...and in
> > > Ubuntu there are some programs to do the same
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Jorge Rodríguez
> > >
> > >
> > > El vie, 07-12-2012 a las 00:21 +0000, Tom Davies escribió:
> > >
> > > > Hi :)
> > > > Side-by-side is fairly easy on Win7 and Ubuntu 12.04.  Not sure about
> > > others but it's got to have originated somewhere and is probably on the
> > > cards elsewhere.  Not sure about synchronised scrolling though, that part
> > > sounds like a good item for a feature-request / bug-report.
> > >
> > > > http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/Bug_**Report<http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Bug_Report>
> > > >
> > > > So, in Ubuntu 12.04 and Win7 just grab the first document's window and
> > > drag it to the far left as though you are dragging it off-screen.  When a
> > > weird shadow fills half the screen let go.  Whatever size and shape the
> > > windo had been it now fills half the screen.  Do the same to the 2nd
> > > document's window but drag it to the right.  Errr i choose left first
> > > just
> > > because it feels more comfortable to me.  If you try to drag it off the
> > > top
> > > of the screen then the window tries to maximise.
> > >
> > > > Of course you could use Alt Tab to flick between any windows on the
> > > workspace you are on and that can be a good way to compare quickly.
> > >
> > > > Most Gnu&Linux distros also let you flick between different work-spaces
> > > quickly so changes jump out at you that way too.  Windows users probably
> > > aren't familiar with the spinning cube (which i can never get to work).
> > >  Of
> > > course Ubuntu kinda lost that quick flick between workspaces in 11.04
> > > using
> > > Unity (unless i'm missing a key-combo (which is highly likely))
> > >
> > > > Regards from
> > > > Tom :)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  From: Dr. R. O Stapf <reinhold@stapf-online.com>
> > > > > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, 6 December 2012, 23:10
> > > > > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3.2/Writer] Split screen in
> > > > half horizontally?
> > >
> > > > This would realy be a good feature. I also miss the possibility to
> > > > >
> > > > compare to documents side by side
> > >
> > > > and synchronized scrolling. I hate to say it but this is a good feature
> > > > >
> > > > of MSO. Just hope that our
> > >
> > > > devs can add ti to LibO.
> > > > > On 2012-12-05 20:50, Gilles wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I agree. I also miss being able to split a document horizontally in
> > > > > two
> > >
> > > > halves. It's very useful when going through a big document.
> > > > > >

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