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Tom Davies <tomcecf -AT- gmail.com>
Thu, 16 Oct 2014 12:32:30 +0100

Hi :)

+1

That seems the most sensible.
Regards from
Tom :)


On 15 October 2014 20:59, Kevin O'Brien <zwilnik2@gmail.com> wrote:

I think using Frames that are linked would do what Marc wants.

Regards,



On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 11:26 AM, Tom Davies <tomcecf@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi :)
Actually i kinda like the idea of using Calc as Joe Conner suggested.  My
idea was to use Draw or Writer.
Regards from
Tom :)

On 15 October 2014 16:24, Tom Davies <tomcecf@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi :)
I think text-boxes linked together might do the trick.  Text boxes on
odd-numbered pages or to the right-hand side of the page would only

link to

other odd-numbered pages or to the right-hand side on subsequent pages.
Similarly with even-numbered or left-hand boxes.

I still haven't figured this out for myself and only have a very minor
quarterly case where it might be useful.
Regards from
Tom :)

On 15 October 2014 16:23, Joe Conner <joeconner2007@gmail.com> wrote:

Have you considered using Calc for this, you can adjust the formatting

to

have text roll into a new line automatically.  Then you can copy/paste

into

a word document if you find it necessary.

Blessings, Joe Conner: Poulsbo, WA USA


On 10/15/2014 07:29 AM, Marc Grober wrote:

Sorry Dan,  but I really don't understand where you are going with

this.

I have two streams of text.  I would like to have one stream on one
side, and the other stream on the other side of facing pages. That

way I

can break the flow of either without having to alternate text (which

how

it is done now)

On 10/15/14 4:58 AM, Dan Lewis wrote:

On 10/15/2014 08:26 AM, Ginterak wrote:

Dan,
If I place 1000 words in the left page, the words are still going to
overflow onto the right page - I am not sure what your idea is
actually accomplishing.

      In my reply, I keyed on having the original on the left page

and

the translation on the right page. By having these appear side by
side, one can see both at the same time and compare them if desired.
      What seems to be obvious to me is that the number of words
required for a given thought in different languages can be different.
So what would be a full page for one language may be less than or

more

than a page. So there is no guarantee that the the same thoughts will
be contained in side by side pages. So, what purpose does having
original and translation being side by side? It is quite possible

that

in a rather long article, some of the side by side pages may not have
any thoughts in common.
      My thoughts came from how a Bible program handles this

situation.

For example, I have German and English translations of the Bible side
by side. There the same verses are shown for them. Sometimes there

are

extra spaces on the German side, and sometimes there are extra on the
English side. I also have a German-English New Testament from the
1800's. It also has the same print layout.
      A very important question is: What is the purpose of having the
original and the translation side by side? This should determine the
layout.

Dan

On Oct 14, 2014, at 9:22 AM, Dan Lewis <elderdanlewis@gmail.com>
wrote:

On 10/14/2014 12:15 PM, Marc Grober wrote:

Is there is technical solution to running parallel text in side by
side
pages (the best example would be a text with a translation where

you

have the original on one page and the translation on the facing

page.

This is done easily enough in columns, but there must be some way

to

pass two threads of raw text to a section in which one thread is
passed
only to odd pages and the other only to even pages,  or are we

stuck

with alternating the text manually and inserting a gazillion page
breaks?

      I think that page styles will do it. Open an untitled

document

in Writer. Use the F4 key to open the Styles and Formating Window.
Click the "Page Styles" icon at the top of this window. Double

click

"First Page" from the lists of page styles to apply this style to
the page. Then right click "First Page" and select Modify from the
context menu. Change the "Next Style" property to "Left Page".

Click

OK.
      This should do it. Enter the original text on the left pages
and the translations on the right pages.
      The reason this works is because of styles. They insure that
each left page is followed by a right page which is followed by a
left page... Writer is designed to begin with the first page on the
right, so you need the "First Page" to fulfill this need. From then
on the left and right pages will follow correctly. (No page breaks
are needed.)
      In the bottom right corner of the Writer window are three

icons

of pages. The one of the right is the one you should click if it is
not highlighted. This places two pages in the window beginning with
a right page first followed by a left right page combination.

Dan

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[libreoffice-users] parallel text in side by side pages · Marc Grober
- Re: [libreoffice-users] parallel text in side by side pages · Brian Barker
- Re: [libreoffice-users] parallel text in side by side pages · Dan Lewis
  - Re: [libreoffice-users] parallel text in side by side pages · Ginterak
    - Re: [libreoffice-users] parallel text in side by side pages · Dan Lewis
      - Re: [libreoffice-users] parallel text in side by side pages · Marc Grober
        
        Re: [libreoffice-users] parallel text in side by side pages · Joe Conner
        
        Re: [libreoffice-users] parallel text in side by side pages · Tom Davies
        
        Re: [libreoffice-users] parallel text in side by side pages · Tom Davies
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        Re: [libreoffice-users] parallel text in side by side pages · Tom Davies
        
        Re: [libreoffice-users] parallel text in side by side pages · Marc Grober
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  - Re: [libreoffice-users] parallel text in side by side pages · Marc Grober

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