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Subject:    Re: [users] conditional page breaks and non-breakable blocks -- formatting for books, like XyWrite
From:       RBE <rbe () flash ! net>
Date:       2003-03-03 21:44:56
Message-ID: 200303032145.h23LixLa323134 () pimout4-ext ! prodigy ! net
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On Monday 03 March 2003 6:48 am, David Burton wrote:
> XyWrite (R.I.P.) had what they called a "conditional page break."
> You could say, for example,
>
>   <PG 6.5>   (break if there is at least 6.5 inches of text on
> current page) <PG ODD>   (break if current page is odd-numbered>
>   <PG EVEN>  (break if current page is even-numbered)

XyWrite had a number of extremely useful features, but remember, it was 
designed for professional writers and not for ordinary mortals or 
techies.  It would make me more than just a little happy if OOo would 
at least attempt to introduce some of these easy features into OOo, 
but, as a professional writer, my input is less important to the 
developers than office users -- we are simply not that large a user 
group -- yet, and, if some of these features are not introduced, never 
will be.

The other thing is that XyWrite made access to some really powerful 
features extremely easy to use, something that Word, WP and OOo all 
miss.  None of the existing word processing programs is as easy to use 
as XyWrite for simple formatting or for advanced formatting.  I think 
part of the ease of use involves the fully programmable key set up 
(easy for even a beginner to use) as well as an abundance of easily 
accessible features that did not require a major hunting expedition to 
locate.

Many professional writers use TeX or some varient of it, or are hoping 
something like Scribus will develop into a real writer's word 
processor, but, at present, we really have nothing beyond page 
formatting programs (all in Windows) and typesetting programs.

- -- 
Robert Black Eagle (DS)
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