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Date:         Thu, 19 Nov 1992 09:36:27 SET
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From:         Johan Berteloot <JBERTELO@RKC.UFSIA.AC.BE>
Subject:      Re: Newspaper Column Line Chopping - Ideas?

On Wed, 18 Nov 92 15:58:47 GMT Chris R. Vessey said:
>
>I've just come across a problem from one of our users - I can't seem to
>solve it.
>
>She's using columns, namely Newspaper-type, to generate a newsletter in
>columnar format.  So far, so good.  Now, she's writing an article, but wants
>to terminate the column part way up the page and continue it in the next -
>[HRt] is the way to go, naturally.  But what happens is that the text in the
>first column is justified, but if the column doesn't happen to end at the
>end of a sentence, the last line is not justified (as would happen if [HRt]
>was being used to terminate a page instead of a column).  Hence, this effect
>is seen:
>
>     I have a  dog and  its      it's white or whether
>     name is Spot, and it's      it's  not,  I am glad
>     sometimes  white,  and      that   it's  my  dog,
>     it's   sometimes  not,      my dog Spot.
>     but whether
>
>The "but whether" is not justified - it's treated as the last sentence of a
>paragraph, even though the paragraph is broken by [HRt] to force the new
>column.
>
>Does anyone know of a way to:
>
>        A)      Defeat this option in Columns
>        B)      Force full justification of a line, regardless of [HRt]
>                placement
>        C)      Another way to limit the vertical size of a column.
>
>What she really wants is within the realm of desktop publishing, I know.
>
>When you're in the business of user support, you have to be a Mr. Scott ("Ye
>canna change the laws o' physics, but ye CAN change the printer settings.")
>
>Any help greatly appreciated.
>
>                                                Chris
>
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>     Chris Vessey,  University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University
>         Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3 CANADA
>                         InterNet:  CVESSEY@UPEI.CA
>              Ich kann Deutsch; je peux aussi parler francais.
>                                                         '
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Hi,

First one correction : you are talking about HPg instead of the HRt.

Second : there are several solutions

1) End the last line in the first column with a code for full justification
   (this is tricky).

2) Use a graphic text box to line up your text in it. Of course you can omit
   the border lines.

Hope this helps (contact me if more info is needed)
--- Johan

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