Hi Lisette, > 1. Is there a code in Duxbury which skips lines conditionally? I suspect what you want is the code [sc1:0] between paragraphs. It certainly works in my tests here. The following is the technical explanation, which I have yet to translate into plain English. [scL:M:N] -- Skip lines conditionally, that is skip only if the line just above is not blank. L is the number of lines normally skipped; M is an exceptional value to use following a line that indicates change of reference page; N is an exceptional value to use following a running head. (N or M may be omitted, defaulting to L.) E.g. [sc1:0] would be commonly used for American braille, to cause a skip after any non-blank line except a print page break line. > 2. Is there a way of having duxbury predict where a running header needs to > go? Try the code [svant3] before the second chapter heading. Again, I've yet to translate what follows! (smile) [svantN] -- Set option for running headers and/or reference page numbers to be anticipatory, i.e. to reflect any changes that take place on the page, rather than the condition at top of page. N = 1 for running-head anticipatory, 2 = reference page number, 3 = both, 0 = neither (which is the assumed value at beginning of file). George Bell Techno-Vision Systems Ltd > -----Original Message----- > From: Lisette Wesseling [mailto:Lisette.Wesseling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 05 November 2002 17:00 > To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [duxuser] skipped lines > > > Steve and George > > Thanks for your help with the tab stops. This works > beautifully. Where would > we all be without you? > > Now to my other questions > > 1. Is there a code in Duxbury which skips lines conditionally > i.e. not if > there is a page break where the [sk1] code is. I want a > blank line after > certain bits of text, but where a page break intervenes the blank line > appears at the top of the next page which is not really > necessary. If I > block protect the whole lot it may move everything to a new > page, wasting > even more lines. So I just wondered if there was a "skip > lines except for > where a page break occurs" code? Maybe I'm asking too much. > > 2. Is there a way of having duxbury predict where a running > header needs to > go? I'll try to explain. > page 1 has a heading Kittens Need Good Homes. I have also set > a running > header of the same name. > > The text underneath this heading runs on to page 2 and then > onto page 3 line > 3. > Page 3 line 4: another heading Feeding your Kitten. running > headerchanged > to "feeding your kitten" > > The running header "Kittens need good homes" which I set at > the beginning of > page 1 appears on page 2 (as it should) but also on page 3, > even though the > majority of the text on page 3 is about feeding kittens. > Is there a way of making DBT put the new running header on > the next page at > the top of that page, even though the former piece of text is still > finishing off? > Maybe I'm asking too much here. > Hope somebody understands, 'cos not sure I do (grin) . > > Thanks > > Lisette > > * * * > * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. > * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with > * unsubscribe > * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also > * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription > * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive > * is also located there. > * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com > * * * > * * * * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * *