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