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List:       koffice-devel
Subject:    Re: Explanation on WP vs DTP modes in KWord (Re: Kde-cvs-digest request for information)
From:       Dirk_Schönberger <dirk.schoenberger () sz-online ! de>
Date:       2002-12-02 12:02:38
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> > > > It is quite obvious to anyone, that if you're typing a
> > > > letter you want a WP-like behaviour (one big frame that occupies the
> > whole
> > > > page, and auto-creates new pages on demand)
> >
> > > Yes.
> >
> > Yes and no. The problem is that even a letter consists of several part
> > (letter head with recipient and origin of the letter, letter body and so
on)
> > At least the letter head with the recipient has to be on a fixed
position on
> > a page, if the recipient is to be used for the envelope (there exist
> > envelops, which are partially
> > transparent, where the recipient is shown)


> So? You use a positioned frame for that, and this ensures the address will
> be at the exact correct place.
> Still, any page after page 1 is simply auto-created whenever there's more
text
> than fits on the existing pages.

> WP mode doesn't mean you're not allowed to use frames, please understand
> that.
> WP mode simply means that there are such things as a main
> textframeset, headers, footers, and possibly footnotes, and that all those
things
> are automatically layouted.

Sorry I am currently not able to check this out for myself.
So you both can create an positioned frame and use auto-layout for the other
frames in one document? How interact manual and auto-frames?
I am still think we are in WP modus.

Regards
Dirk


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