On 10 Sep 2006 at 10:20, Derek J. Carr wrote: ... > The method that Ross mentions will work, but */I/* wouldn't do it that > way. I would set up a style, say 'verse_line' which has 'keep with next' > set, and then another style, say 'verse_end' which is identical, except > 'keep with next' is not set.. Then, at the end of each section of verse, > chorus or whatever, apply the the 'verse_end' style. Since this is the > same as 'verse_line', you should get the next paragraph as 'verse_line'. > So a good idea, might be to associate 'verse_end' with a key-stroke > combination. If you want different formating with verses and choruses, > then create another pair of styles for the chorus. I hope this helps to > give some ideas for your formatting.
Thanks all for the hints and tips. I think one problem is that there are so many knobs and twiddlies, starting from scratch is rather confusing! I feel that DJC's method above, while no doubt useful, could potentially cause grief when verses /did/ need splitting across pages, a relatively greater problem on smaller page sizes. I've been trying out shift-enter with various settings for widow/orphan prevention, and have reached a reasonably satisfactory method. I still have the problem that sometimes within a verse, indentation needs changing per line - and the only way I can see of doing this is with spaces or tabs, which feels faintly against the idea of styles. But it works, which is the main thing. So thanks again for the help. -- various incoming sites blocked because of spam; see http://www.scottsonline.org.uk for a list and openpgp crypto key (key fingerprint 2ACC 9F21 5103 F68C 7C32 9EA8 C949 81E1 31C9 1364) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Scott, Harlow, Essex, England --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
