Vertical Text Layout in Writer

(Updated 02/01/2002)

Intro

Since Writer will be capable of vertical writing form version 6.x on re-work on dialogues (nomenclature) and general UI (button design) is needed,

The following commented screenshots will show necessary changes. Please let me know if there are any dialogues missing.

Please note: some of those tab pages will re-occur in different occasions (like in “Paragraph” and “Page Layout”).

General UI (Buttons)

As one can all possible buttons (incl. hidden ones) are on display in figure above. Since they relate to vertical text

Nomenclature Changes

Due to the fact that “Left”, “Right”, “Bottom” and “Top” will became relative terms a new nomenclature is in need. Otherwise all dialogues and styles need to be changed on the fly once text direction is changed.

Furthermore future text layout like Right-to-Left are to be taken in consideration.

The array of various dialogues show new nomenclature where ever applicable.

All margin setting have been revised.

English	German
Margin before text	Rand vor Text
Margin after text	Rand hinter Text

All alignment settings have been revised as well the text-to-text alignment (former vertical alignment).

Snap to text grid (if active): If active all Asian character will automatically aligned to text grid if grid is set and activated on page.

English	German
At beginning of text	Am Anfang des Textes
At end of text	Am Ende des Textes
Text-to-text	Text-an-Text
Alignment	Ausrichtung
Snap to text grid (if active)	Am Textraster ausrichten (wenn aktiviert)

Text flow has been added to set up page layout other than LTR direction.

English	German
Text flow	Textfluss
Left-to-right (horizontal)	Links-nach-rechts (Horizontal)
Left-to-right (vertical)	Links-nach-rechts (Vertikal)
Right-to-left (horizontal)	Rechts-nach-links (Horizontal)
Right-to-left (vertical)	Rechts-nach-links (Vertical)

Exception so far:

Tab stops have alignments like right and left. I have honestly not a clue how to give the text-flow-neutral names!

Line Numbering

Line numbering with vertical text will have numbers applied to “top” of page, 270°turned. See figure below.

ask Japanese work mates,too

Cursor Travelling

Cursor should travel analogue/accordingly to keyboard layout. I.e. cursor up always travel up, down always down etc. Same behaviour as in text frames already implemented.