In LibreWriter can text be made to flow automatically to alternate pages?

[Akshi]

I am translating a book with left side page content on language A and right side page content has the translation of it in language B. Can the text on either page be automatically made to flow to alternate pages? I had created custom style - and page, paragraphs, headers and footer are all customized.

Say for e.g once the end of page 3 is reached entered contents has to go to page 5. Since in Page 4 it would be in different language.

Is it possible with customizing the paragraphs in Styles. There is a text flow parameter in which a matching style can be mentioned. Can that be used… for my requirement.

[JohnHa]

You can link alternate frames as in the attached linked frames.odt file.

linked frames.odt

Select the first frame to get the handles - this brings up the Frames Toolbar. Click the link (chain) icon and click the second frame to establish the link. It shows as a line when a frame is selected. IT works across page breaks.

I would not do so for any document longer than a few pages because of the difficulty in keeping the pages aligned as the text was edited.

My preference would be one document for each language and forget about accurate page splits while writing. When the translation is completely finished and fully proof read and you can guarantee there will be no more changes, set the page breaks to align the original and the translation. Now copy and paste pages to give the alternate pages you want.

If you are publishing as a PDF you could use PDFSAM to split the two documents into separate pages and then merge the pages in order. You would have to force the page numbering in each document.to be 1 - 3 - 5 and 2 - 4 - 6 for actual pages 1 - 2 - 3 but that is simple.

If this helps then please tick the answer and/or show you like it with an uptick.

Check Help - AOO Help says

To Link Text Frames

You can link Writer text frames so that their contents automatically flow from one frame to another.

1. Click the edge of a frame that you want to link. Selection handles appear on the edges of the frame.
2. On the Frame bar, click the Link Frames icon .
3. Click the frame that you want to link to.

You can only link frames if:

The target frame is empty.
The target frame is not linked to another frame.
The source and the target frames are in the same section. For example, you cannot link a header frame to a footer frame.
The source frame does not have a next link.
The target or the source frame are not contained in each other.
When you select a linked frame, a line is displayed that connects the linked frames.

[Lupp]

Also: Frames can be linked (un- and re-linked, too) picking them from the navigator >>
F5>‘Text frames’>Expand list and select a frame>open context menu>‘Text frame…’>‘Edit’>‘Options’ …

[Lupp]

I feel sure there is no such setting.
The only way I know to finally get (probably) what you want, is to rely on frames where you can manually set the order of succession for the textflow. Using named framestyles with inheritance should allow for some adjustments. I would shy at the complications.
There may be a way to get the insertion of empty frames into new pages and the interleaved textflow automated with the help of user code - but you will have to develop this “document automation” on your own.

See this attached demo.