Re: [libreoffice-users] Page formatting in writer goes nuts

On 04-09-16 20:26, Bo Siltberg wrote:
> I have a large document with lots of pictures currently using LO 5.1.5.2.
> After doing some editing, the page formatting function kicks in
> automatically but does a bad job, inserting page breaks randomly and lots
> of empty pages in sequence.

I am not sure it finishes, it looks like the process times out, or 
worse, crashes.

You could try to use a master document (.odm) with smaller 
sub-documents. It does not solve the problem, formatting is still 
stopping, but reformatting every sub-document/satellite can be forced 
after opening the odm, before exporting to pdf and or printing. On the 
other hand, if your document just opens correctly, you are probably 
creating extra work with this procedure.

From http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/msg46555.html

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* Open document
* Update index
* Update selection for every satellite (using navigator)
* Update index again
* Export to PDF for printing and distribution
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> I have got the impression that it is the pictures LO has
> problem with since most of these extra page breaks are made where there are
> pictures nearby.

I agree. And calculating columns goes wrong too in certain large documents.

> I have tried anchored them to the paragraph or as a
> character without any effect that I can see. Closing and reopen the
> document clears the problem as the initial page formatting works fine.

I did some testing with the large LO-manuals from 
https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/. They don't suffer 
from this problem, despite the large amount of pictures. This is 
described further in the link to the thread above. These pictures are in 
a frame, with the frame anchored as (not to) character, always followed 
by an enter.

Unfortunately this causes a lot of white space left and or right from 
the frame when small pictures or listings are involved.


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