Re: [libreoffice-users] Paragraph indentation lost

On 2013-11-22 05:30, deimbac@chello.at wrote:
> On 11/21/2013 11:53 AM, Brian Barker wrote:
> > At 10:32 21/11/2013 +0100, Andreas Noname wrote:
> > > I'm working on a document in LibreOffice Writer (Version: 4.1.3.2
> > > Build ID: 410m0(Build:2) on openSuse 13.1), and having the problem
> > > that the indentation of the first line of a paragraph disappears when
> > > I insert two pictures side by side. The indentation is fine if I only
> > > have one picture inserted.  What am I doing wrong?
> >
> > I don't know that you are.
> >
> > One suggestion:
> > The point of indenting the first line of a paragraph is to indicate the
> > start of a new paragraph even when the last line of the previous
> > paragraph happens to be full or nearly so.  It is a hangover from
> > typescript or from manuscript on lined paper (and is unnecessary even
> > then if an entire line is left blank between paragraphs).  Since you
> > have chosen a paragraph style (Text body) that has vertical spacing
> > between paragraphs, the indenting is unnecessary and you can easily
> > dispense with it.
> >
> > One workaround:
> > Insert a frame where the pictures are.  You can either put the pictures
> > in the frame or put them in front of it.  Either way, your text will
> > apparently wrap around the frame as you wish it to.
> >
> > I trust this helps.
> >
> > Brian Barker
> Hi Brian,
>
> yes that workaround helps, thank you.
>
> The example file is simplified, the actual document has no vertical 
> spacing between paragraphs, I chose the indentation because it is 
> indeed supposed to imitate the style used in older books. Also the 
> pictures will have captions (which creates a frame around the picture 
> as I noticed), so I guess I´ll have frames within a frame.
>
> I also thought about arranging the pictures and captions in a table, 
> which is placed inside a frame (to allow text to flow around it), but 
> that doesn´t really make a big difference, does it?
>
> Greetings
> Andreas
Seems it is something to do with the way wrap is applied. If you change 
the wrap you loose the indentation altogether.
Steve


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