Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 8246
Print margin settings
Last modified: 2014-04-18 11:19:45 UTC
It would be nice to have 2 options which exist in WordPerfect: a) A check box for "minimum" which sets the page margins to the widest/tallest possible for the selected printer b) A check box for "equal" which makes all margins equal size.
Reassigned to Bettina.
Please explain more about your suggestions. better if you can provide some screenshot from Wp so we can see it. Thanks
Created attachment 14707 [details] WordPerfect Page format screen with margin settings options
Indeed it is not clear whether "equal" refers to top and bottom or left and right margins. (Presumably to all of them at the same time.) While it's nice to have a shortcut for common settings, I think symmetries along the vertical and horizontal axes should be provided -- or alternatively a way to set the margins in percentages instead of absolute measurements.
Is there any one taking care of this issue? It would be very nice to have this feature!
OOo always had the capability to set the margin to the printer's limits. Just press <page down> and it will be set accordingly. Regarding the "equal" setting: I doubt that this will be useful. Most of the time you'll have different settings. Furthermore: You can always create page and document templates that have the most-used settings. This one might be "ok to have", but "there are bigger fish to catch"...
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I was unable to recreate this "nice to have feature" with the tools that are available to me. Looking at Microsoft Word and OOo writer it seems the option for the check boxes would not be beneficial to the user.
Confirmed with AOO420m1(Build:9800) - Rev. 1586681 Rev.1586681 Win 7