FOLLOW-UP Re: OpenOffice blank page after first page
On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 03:54:01PM -0800, Vineet Kumar wrote:
> * Emma Jane Hogbin (emmajane@xtrinsic.com)[20040308 13:35]:
> > I've googled before for this problem and I can't find the solution. When
> > I'm writing proposals for clients I like to use two page styles:
> > First Page
> > Default (the rest of the document)
> > But when I print the document an extra page is inserted between First Page
> > and Default. The page numbering is correct.
> >
> > As far as I can tell this is because Open Office wants all pages to be
> > either Left or Right. First Page is, by default, a "Left Page" and
> > Default, by default, starts with another "Left Page" -- which leaves a
> > blank "Right Page" between the two. If I modify the First Page style to
> > be "Right Only" then my document *starts* with a blank page and flows
> > correctly. But I still have a blank page.
>
> A workaround to save a few sheets until you find a solution:
> Set the first page to "Right", and when you print, choose to
> print only pages "2-", meaning all pages except 1.
This doesn't work for the "export to PDF" option as the PDF button/options
doesn't go through the print dialog.
I found out that this is actually a very well known bug. (Although there
is some debate on whether it's a feature or a bug.)
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3910
As far as I can see the issue will not be resolved until at least OOo 2.0.
For anyone using digital documents and who need a title page followed
immediately by a content page, I would encourage you to drop a note on the
URL above so that the developers know how much of a show stopper their
"feature" is.
thanks,
emma
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Emma Jane Hogbin
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