https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=123719
Bug ID: 123719
Issue Type: DEFECT
Summary: Properties Panel > Page> Margins allow values too
large or too small
Product: Writer
Version: 4.0.0
Hardware: PC
OS: Windows 8
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: minor
Priority: P3
Component: formatting
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Created attachment 81962
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Picture of margin issue
This bug is an issue with being allowed to enter values into the margins
settings from properties that cause issues and are handled differently in the
Format>Page menu.
I am using AOO400m3(Build:9702) - Rev. 1503704 on a Windows 8 64bit machine.
To reproduce, create a new document in writer.
Click Margin under properties on the right side of your screen by default.
Set for instance the Left margin to 5.00" and then set the Right margin to
5.00".
If your using a default page size (8.5x11)you will see how this would be an
issue. The left margin overlaps the right margin.
Doing this from Format>Page will actually restrict the values upon hitting Ok
to 5" and 3.3" so as to avoid overlap.
It seems like the code is there to properly handle this issue, just not
implemented in the properties pane.
Another thing you can do is set the margins to 0" without any issue, which is
fine. But you can also print using these settings, which is typically a
problem.
Printing from a Brother MFC-J430W printer with 0" margins, I lose about 2
characters on either side of the page.
MS Word for comparison will not let you exit the page setup window with invalid
settings, and warns you if you exceed printer capabilities and selecting 'Fix'
will assign a value of 0.11" to the margins. It also reports a problem if you
try to set the value to something that causes an overlap of the margins and
won't accept those values.
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