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Subject:    frame ordering in Kword
From:       Marc Heyvaert <marc_heyvaert () yahoo ! com>
Date:       2002-12-29 18:34:39
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Hello David,

> I know that 
> the Koffice programers work hard, but it seems to me that something 
like this 
> should be a basic item. 

> Not so basic. How should the user tell the program, in which order he 
> wants the
> text to flow? The GUI for this is the hard bit (the feature is itself 
> very easy).
> Make a decent proposal for a GUI, and it might be implemented. This is 
> how
> you can contribute to KWord, without even writing a single line of 
> code.... 

I have a program called Printmaster, that puts a symbol at the bottom of every \
unlinked textframe that looks like the link of a chain. When you click it the mouse \
pointer changes into a miniature textframe with an arrow pointing down, when you \
click a frame that hasn't been linked yet, this frame is included into the chain of \
linked frames. You have a total freedom regarding the order in which you link the \
frames. There can be several chaines as well, as long as they stay separate. A frame \
that has been linked, will display an arrow at the top that you can click to go to \
the predecessor, and -if meaningful- one at the bottom to get you to the successor. \
There is no way to edit the links though, you can only take a frame out by deleting \
it. But it works and it is a simple intuitive interface.

Hope this helps

Marc Heyvaert



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<P>Hello David,</P>
<P>&gt; I know that <BR>&gt; the Koffice programers work hard, but it seems to me \
that something <BR>like this <BR>&gt; should be a basic item. <BR><BR>&gt;Not so \
basic. How should the user tell the program, in which order he <BR>&gt;wants \
the<BR>&gt;text to flow? The GUI for this is the hard bit (the feature is itself \
<BR>&gt;very easy).<BR>&gt;Make a decent proposal for a GUI, and it might be \
implemented. This is <BR>&gt;how<BR>&gt;you can contribute to KWord, without even \
writing a single line of <BR>&gt;code.... <BR><BR>I have a program called \
Printmaster, that puts a symbol at the bottom of every unlinked textframe that looks \
like the link of a chain. When you click it the mouse pointer changes into a \
miniature textframe with an arrow pointing down, when you click a frame that hasn't \
been linked yet, this frame is included into the chain of linked frames. You have a \
total freedom regarding the order in which you link the frames. There can be several \
chaines as well, as long as they stay separate. A frame that has been linked, will \
display an arrow at the top that you can click to go to the predecessor, and -if \
meaningful- one at the bottom to get you to the successor. There is no way to edit \
the links though, you can only take a frame out by deleting it. But it works and it \
is a simple intuitive interface.</P> <P>Hope this helps</P>
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