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List:       koffice
Subject:    Re: Left paragraph border
From:       Thomas Zander <zander () planescape ! com>
Date:       2001-07-18 21:29:57
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On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 10:40:31PM +0200, Stephan Hachinger wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jul 2001 22:02:43 +0200
> Thomas Zander <zander@planescape.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 08:52:06PM +0200, Stephan Hachinger wrote:
> > > Hello!
> > > 
> > > Hmm, now I'm writing something and ... this one thing still disturbes
> > me:
> > > 
> > > I want to create the following:
> > > 
> > > textetskajesjtawe?kf: 	-xyz
> > > 				-xyz
> > > 				-xyz
> > > 
> > > In M$word I do this: I write the first line, Return, begin to write
> > the second line, and then drag the lower left indent mark on the ruler
> > to the right side. But in KWord, I the upper left indent mark goes with
> > it, so I have to drag them both first and then drag the upper mark left
> > again. So, I think, the lower should be freely moveable, while the upper
> > one should move the lower one (i.e. exactly the opposite behaviour of
> > now), because the style of the paragraph itself should be maintained
> > when indenting the first line. Any opinions on this? Hmm, I have
> > discussed this with David some time ago, but now it came up to my mind
> > again as it really disturbed me at "daily work".
> > > 
> > 
> > Hmm, why do you have to move the other indent back again?
> > Indenting the first line means moving the top ruler (this actually makes
> > sense ;)
> > And you can move the independent..
> > 
> > You naturally know that pressing return means going to a new paragraph,
> > right?
> > -- 
> > Thomas Zander                                           
> > zander@earthling.net
> > The only thing worse than failure is the fear of trying something new
> 
> Oh, sorry! The text ("Diagnose (...)" in \
> http://home.nexgo.de/stephan.hachinger/Test1.kwd) was actually without returns, but \
> I wanted to give a better example than this special case for my suggestions and \
> therefore this error :)... didn't know that return starts a new paragraph; I think \
> msword doesn't do so, but that doesn't really matter now; maybe I'm wrong and have \
> only never noticed it. Thanks for the hint!

It does, every word processor does.

> Hmm, I think... yeah... the users which often indent the lower lines of paragraphes \
> would rather like the lower indent mark to be moveable independently and the other \
> ones want the first line indent mark to be moveable freely :)... so, if one \
> considers that it is quite common to indent the first lines of new paragraphs, I \
> must admit that the behaviour is ok like it is. But on the other side, I think it \
> would be good if this would be configurable, but perhaps not in 1.1 (->wishlist? \
> Anyone else who votes for "making the lower indent mark freely moveable"?)

I still don't see why, basically I have _never_ seen an indent 
     of the other lines (not the first) and not an indent of the 
     first. I mean; this paragraph looks quite silly, don't you 
     think so?

-- 
Thomas Zander                                            zander@earthling.net
The only thing worse than failure is the fear of trying something new


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