Detailed information on frame positioning Writer

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#1

Is there a source for detailed information on frame positioning in Writer?

Thanks,

#2

Hi :slight_smile:
Have you tried documentation
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications
and the Faq?
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Faq

Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#3

Hi :slight_smile:
Have you tried documentation
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications
and the Faq?
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Faq

Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

Tom, I looked through the TOC and did a search for "frame" and "frames" and did not find any information on frame positioning.

Now, it is entirely possible that I am blind, but a reference link would be appreciated.

bill

#4

Let me provide some context around Mr. O'Brien.

1. He is very smart.
2. He is well versed with OpenOffice. Sufficiently well versed, that I have seen him (in person) teach detailed classes on OpenOffice.

In other words, I assume that he has looked in the obvious places. That said, and because Mr. Drescher asked, consider this link:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/9/96/WG40-WriterGuideLO.odt

When I look at this document, Frames begins on page 120.

The anchoring information is on page 123 and it is well written, and has the following relative to paragraph and character.

*To Paragraph*

The frame is associated with a paragraph and moves with the paragraph. It may be placed in the margin or another location. This method is useful as an alternative to a table for placing icons beside paragraphs. It is also used to center text on a page in documents which will be used in a master document (frames anchored to pages will disappear from the master document).

*To Character*

The frame is associated with a character but is not in the text sequence. It moves with the paragraph but may be placed in the margin or another location. This method is similar to anchoring to a paragraph.

#5

Hi Kevin,

Kevin O'Brien schrieb:

Is there a source for detailed information on frame positioning in Writer?

Thanks,

you can look into the spec
http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.2/os/OpenDocument-v1.2-os-part1.html#__RefHeading__1418758_253892949

Or do you need it in a macro?

Kind regards
Regina

#6

Thanks to both Andrew and Regina, I think I am moving in the right direction.

Regards,

#7

ooooo, smart! I had not considered looking at the spec! :slight_smile:

#8

Thanks Andrew

bill