NoOp offered: > On 08/13/2008 07:36 AM, J. Randal Matheny wrote: > > Is there a way to use (foot)notes for OOo and have them placed at the > > side of the text? I'm looking to reproduce a format similar to pages 8-9 > > of this document: > > > > http://www.esvstudybible.org/images/excerpt-psalms-intro.pdf [snip] > > I think you can do this with the Marginalia style: [snip] > > Other info: > <http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_ Ma > nual/Writer_Guide/Using_frames_for_page_layout> > > Can't say I've ever used it, but that looks like it will do the trick. > I'd be willing to bet that someone has already created a template to do > just what you are looking for - perhaps google can turn up something.
The frames thing says, in the introduction, that OOo "does not allow you to define page styles with recurring frames" meaning that you'd be limited to using this in small documents where you knew the page-count and layout in advance, or were willing to re-work every time the content changed enough to bump something. That is, you could not use it efficiently in large docs that were subject to changes and additions that would cause re-flow and re-pagination. Has this changed in OOo 3.0? Does it become possible either to set recurring frames or to do some other option where you could have a main text column and a smaller column possibly for side-heads, notes-and-warnings, tips-and-tricks, small illustrations, etc. It would be handy, in some types of long documents, to be able to define recurring frames, notably with mirrored positioning for left- and right-hand pages. Alternatively, what's the best way to have two frames where main text flows in one frame-or-column, and the other items live in the other column-or-frame beside the main flow, and are linked/attached to specific paragraphs in the main flow. That is, objects in the ... um... accessory column would need to move automatically so they'd always be beside their paragraphs in the main flow, regardless of how much re-flowing and re-pagination were to occur over the life of the document. - Kevin The information contained in this electronic mail transmission may be privileged and confidential, and therefore, protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer without copying or disclosing it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
