https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=73398
Priority: medium
Bug ID: 73398
Assignee: [email protected]
Summary: Clarify syntax for "Pages to print" field in print
dialogue
Severity: normal
Classification: Unclassified
OS: Linux (All)
Reporter: [email protected]
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Version: 4.1.4.2 release
Component: Writer
Product: LibreOffice
There is some confusion, what LibO should do when "1 3" is typed for the pages
to print. For comparison, the behaviour of MS Word 2000:
"1-3" prints pages 1, 2, 3
"1;3" prints pages 1, 3
"1,3" prints pages 1, 3
"1 3" prints nothing
"1-2 3" prints pages 1, 2, 3
1.) I think, LibO should interpret the syntax "compatible" to MS Word.
2.) So "1 3" would be reasonable to interpret as "1,3"; otherwise in extreme
cases, plenty of unwanted pages are printed.
3.) If LibO doesn't want to accept the "1 3" syntax, it should throw an error
message instead wasting potentially huge amount of paper or doing nonsense as
described in bug 44424.
4.) Some applications also deal with "item1 item2" as list of distinct multiple
items, e.g. multiple email addresses in To field of email clients. So this
seems common expected behaviour.
5.) Like in MS Word 2000, there should be a little hint in the print dialogue
about correct/accepted syntax, e.g.:
"Single pages should be separated by Komma Semicola or Blank and ranges by
hyphen, e.g: 1,3 5-12"
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