https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67576
--- Comment #13 from KDM <[email protected]> --- (In reply to tmacalp from comment #10) > I'm reopening this bug because I think the current behavior is unacceptably > ambiguous and confusing. Please let me know if I need to just open a new > report, instead. > > To define the current behavior, users are allowed to change the basic print > setting, paper size, in the print dialog. This setting is then completely > ignored unless the user selects the infrequently used "Options" tab and > enables the ambiguously worded setting, "Use only paper size from print > preferences." > > I have the following issues with this behavior: > > * The interface should be honest. A user should expect that if they've > taken the time to manually specify a paper size, that setting should be > passed to the printer. > > My recommendation for this particular issue is to either... > 1. Add an entry "Automatic (by page format)" to the top of the paper size > list and make that the default. > I think this is the most elegant solution. It will be obvious to users that > page size is being handled for them. If someone manually changes their > paper size from this automatic setting, we should actually honor it. We can > then remove "Use only paper size from print preferences" from the options > tab. > > 2. Gray-out the Paper size drop-down. > If the intended behavior is to not use that field, we should make it > obvious. Graying-out the drop-down lets users know that it's not being > used. Unfortunately, this might cause other complications. In special > cases, like brochure printing, the page size IS honored. Well, brochure > printing currently ignores your page size the first try, but I recently > reported bug 81065 on that issue. Basically, a user would have to either > enable brochure printing before selecting a different paper size or they > would have to first check the setting that enables the override. > > > * The setting "Use only paper size from print preferences" is far away from > the field that it modifies. If checking this box is required for the paper > size drop-down to do anything, it should be adjacent to the drop-down. I > would suggest putting the toggle right above Paper size on the "Paper" tab > of Properties. I know this is prime real estate and probably would require > the UX Committee's input, but I think it'd be worth it, we're keeping the > current behavior. > > > * "Use only paper size from print preferences" is worded in a way that means > nothing to me. I've seen this option many times, but incorrectly > interpreted it. It should be changed to something like "Allow print dialog > to change paper size." > > > * There is no way to set a default policy for LO, through settings. I would > expect this to be a setting found under Tools -> Options -> Writer -> Print, > under the "Other" section. This is where the option "Paper tray from > printer selection" exists already. > > > This also opens up the discussion for what Writer should actually do with > the request for larger/smaller paper than is set up with the page format. > Draw, Impress, and Calc all have ways to scale print jobs to fit different > sized paper using "Fit to Width" or "Fit to page" options. Writer should > have the same ability. Of course, this will need to be reported elsewhere > as an enhancement request. Thank You. Excellent summary of the issue. I agree with your first suggestion. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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