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Re: [office] 2.8 Page Styles and Layouts (final note)

  • 1.  Re: [office] 2.8 Page Styles and Layouts (final note)

    Posted 11-10-2004 14:29
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    Subject: Re: [office] 2.8 Page Styles and Layouts (final note)


    Patrick,
    
    Patrick Durusau wrote:
    > Greetings,
    > 
    > The final note in 2.8 Page Styles and Layouts reads:
    > 
    > The Open Office paging methodology differs significantly from the 
    > methodology used in [XSL]. In XSL, headers and footers are contained 
    > within page sequences that also contain the document content. The 
    > content of headers and footers can be changed or omitted without 
    > affecting the document content. In Open Office documents, headers and 
    > footers are contained in page styles.
    > 
    > Comment:
    > 
    > The third sentence, "The content of headers and footers can be changed 
    > or omitted without affecting the document content." applies equally to 
    > XSL and Open Office, albeit for different reasons. If the focus is on 
    > 'paging methodology' doesn't the following suffice?
    > 
    > Suggest:
    > 
    > The Open Office paging methodology differs significantly from the 
    > methodology used in [XSL]. In XSL, headers and footers are contained 
    > within page sequences that also contain the document content. In Open 
    > Office documents, headers and footers are contained in page styles.
    
    Sure. When reading the paragraph in your mail and without knowing that
    it is about that sentence, I was also wondering why we introduced that
    sentence.
    
    > 
    > Comment:
    > 
    > If we want to say something about the footers and headers, I would 
    > suggest adding to what I wrote above (as the last sentence):
    > 
    > With either approach, the content of headers and footers can be changed 
    > or omitted without affecting the document content.
    
    Because we said something about headers and footer before, I've added
    this sentence.
    
    Michael
    
    


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