Subject: PLEASE REMOVE MY EMAIL ADDRESS FROM ABI-WORD.
From: TERRY OSNACH (tgosnach@escape.ca)
Date: Fri Mar 31 2000 - 19:15:40 CST
Robert Sievers wrote:
> At 10:09 AM 3/31/00 +0100, Iain Hallam wrote:
> >> Page numbers are going to be
> >> implemented via the use of fields in order to calculate what page you are
> >> on, and how many pages exist.
> >
> >What if the first page of the document is not meant to be page 1 (for
> >example, including a title page, or pre-document explanation (usually
> >labeled i, ii, iii, iv, etc.). There is also the case where pages are
> >numbered only within a section, so you would have pages 1-1 to 1-n, then 2-1
> >to 2-n.
>
> First, let's keep some perspective. AbiSource is continually getting
> better with every release, yet there is much to be done.
>
> Your examples illustrate why fields are being used. A field will allow
> much more flexibility for the addition of features such as this rather than
> hard coding various page number schemes. If you really want to accelerate
> this development, convince people you know to get involved in the
> development effort.
>
> Robert Sievers
> Open Source Evangelist
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