Re: [libreoffice-users] Complex page styles for book layout

2011-05-14 Thread toki
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 13/05/2011 19:38, planas wrote: Do publishers really care what program was actually used to create it? Yes. I would assume they would not care as long as they get something in the appropriate format. Appropriate Format usually includes

Re: [libreoffice-users] Complex page styles for book layout

2011-05-14 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
On Sat, 2011-05-14 at 08:38 -0400, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote: On 05/14/2011 07:32 AM, toki wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 13/05/2011 19:38, planas wrote: Do publishers really care what program was actually used to create it? Yes. I

Re: [libreoffice-users] Complex page styles for book layout

2011-05-13 Thread Tom Davies
suitable for DTP. Regards from Tom :) From: rdb rdbus...@gmail.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Fri, 13 May, 2011 4:53:04 Subject: [libreoffice-users] Complex page styles for book layout Hi guys, I am trying to set up a template for a book, but I am struggling

Re: [libreoffice-users] Complex page styles for book layout

2011-05-13 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
OpenSource programs that are more suitable for DTP. Regards from Tom :) From: rdb rdbus...@gmail.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Fri, 13 May, 2011 4:53:04 Subject: [libreoffice-users] Complex page styles for book layout Hi guys, I am

Re: [libreoffice-users] Complex page styles for book layout

2011-05-13 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
On Thu, 2011-05-12 at 20:53 -0700, rdb wrote: Hi guys, I am trying to set up a template for a book, but I am struggling to find a way to set up the page styles to make them conform to the publisher's style sheet. Here is what they are asking for: Preface or Acknowledgements or

Re: [libreoffice-users] Complex page styles for book layout

2011-05-13 Thread Tom Davies
From: Jean Hollis Weber jeanwe...@gmail.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Fri, 13 May, 2011 9:53:27 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Complex page styles for book layout On Thu, 2011-05-12 at 20:53 -0700, rdb wrote: Hi guys, I am trying to set up

Re: [libreoffice-users] Complex page styles for book layout

2011-05-13 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
On Fri, 2011-05-13 at 10:15 +0100, Tom Davies wrote: ... At work they are trying to use Word in a very inelegant way to produce a newsletter. With only 16pages and only a small handful of pictures the machines grinds to a very wobbly almost halt. They have been talking about buying a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Complex page styles for book layout

2011-05-13 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
On Fri, 2011-05-13 at 18:53 +1000, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: On Thu, 2011-05-12 at 20:53 -0700, rdb wrote: Hi guys, I am trying to set up a template for a book, but I am struggling to find a way to set up the page styles to make them conform to the publisher's style sheet. Here is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Complex page styles for book layout

2011-05-13 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
On 05/13/2011 06:24 AM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: On Fri, 2011-05-13 at 18:53 +1000, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: On Thu, 2011-05-12 at 20:53 -0700, rdb wrote: Hi guys, I am trying to set up a template for a book, but I am struggling to find a way to set up the page styles to make them conform to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Complex page styles for book layout

2011-05-13 Thread toki
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 13/05/2011 08:36, Tom Davies wrote: Have you considered using Desk Top Publishing programs such as Scribus? How much time have you spent looking at the manuscript requirements that publishers and printers have? For math, and related fields,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Complex page styles for book layout

2011-05-13 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
On 05/13/2011 02:30 PM, toki wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 13/05/2011 08:36, Tom Davies wrote: Have you considered using Desk Top Publishing programs such as Scribus? The trouble with Scribus is you can get the software for free, but it costs you to get the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Complex page styles for book layout

2011-05-13 Thread planas
Hi On Fri, 2011-05-13 at 18:30 +, toki wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 13/05/2011 08:36, Tom Davies wrote: Have you considered using Desk Top Publishing programs such as Scribus? How much time have you spent looking at the manuscript requirements that

[libreoffice-users] Complex page styles for book layout

2011-05-12 Thread rdb
Hi guys, I am trying to set up a template for a book, but I am struggling to find a way to set up the page styles to make them conform to the publisher's style sheet. Here is what they are asking for: Preface or Acknowledgements or Dedication begins on page v. Contents begins on page v if