Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Numbering Questions: (2) or (1)?

On 31/01/13 20:24, Taang Zomi wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 7:41 AM, Tom Davies<tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>  wrote:
>
> > Hi :)
> > The Maths Guide is getting a major re-vamp fairly soon.  The Docs Team
> > suddenly found the German translation had added tons of extra stuff and
> > even has enough to break it out into separate chapters.  If you can read
> > German look for their version.
> >
> > My guess is that your case worked out all right and in the guide they
> > might have had a previous example at some point in the last 10 years or so
> > that maybe didn't make it into the version of the guide you are reading.
> > Also when creating the guides sometimes weird things do happen and there
> > are never enough people in the team to get everything perfect.
> >
> > MS Guides only need to be produced to cover 1 release every 3 or 4 years
> > and they employ tons of people to work on those guides.  Their guides cost
> > quite a lot too so that they can pay people and make a hefty profit.
> > LibreOffice has a major new branch twice per year and relies on people
> > volunteering and in the few places where they sell it the prices are
> > extremely low.  Even so most people just download the free versions from
> > the official website or the wiki.  So, "it's a completely different bottle
> > of crisps".
> >
> > The Draw and Impress Guides recently got taken on by someone that really
> > cares about them so quality has jumped up in the last couple of releases
> > but Math is still a bit iffy, at least until the translations from German
> > get done.  Personally i am hoping the Docs Team are focusing on the Base
> > Guide this time and maybe worry about Math afterwards but people join the
> > team to work on issues that concern them and so that's what gets the most
> > attention.  It works well because it means the people working on any
> > particular guide have a vested interested and are keen to get good quality
> > results.
> >
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >
> >
> >    ------------------------------
> > *From:* Taang Zomi<libreofficezomi@gmail.com>
> > *To:* users@global.libreoffice.org
> > *Cc:* Taang Zomi<LibreOfficeZomi@gmail.com>; PuTaangZomi@gmail.com
> > *Sent:* Thursday, 31 January 2013, 10:06
> > *Subject:* [libreoffice-users] Numbering Questions: (2) or (1)?
> >
> > On page 23 of LibreOffice 3.5.5 Math Guide, it is written:
> >
> > *Numbering equations*
> >
> >
> > Equation numbering is one of Writer’s best hidden features. The steps are
> > simple, but obscure:
> >
> >    1.
> >
> >    Start a new line.
> >    2.
> >
> >    Type *fn* and then press *F3*.
> >
> > The *fn* is replaced by a numbered formula:
> >
> >
> > E= mc2                                                (2)
> >
> > ==
> >
> >
> > But I got:
> >
> > E = mc2                                                  (1)
> >
> > ==
> >
> > Should I have got (2), as in the Math Guide? Is it all right for me to get
> > (1)? Is the Math Guide a little wrong here?
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Taang Zomi
> >
> >
> > ==
> >
> >    Dear Tom,
>
> Yes, my case worked out all right, and thank you all for your help.
>
> Thank you for the information on how LibreOffice Guides were produced.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Taang Zomi

I played around with this on my Debian box using LibO v.3.6.4.3.

I typed in e=mc2
new line and entered *fn* and then F3

It gave me E=mc2      (1)

So I did a second equation (made up for the purpose)

p =(q + 1)2
New line and *fn* and then F3

But got E=mc2       (2)

again ...

What gives?

AG

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