https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33304
--- Comment #11 from Matthew B <mbilliode...@gmail.com> 2012-05-13 16:57:55 PDT
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@Rainer Bielefeld, Thanks for reopening this. It looks like a good
conversation. I usually don't mind tinkering, so I have never cared about
this issue.
The convention you use, I agree is most logical assuming a margin is only used
for the distance between the edge of the paper and where the printer begins
printing. Unfortunately, someone who had market muscle implemented an
illogical system that has warped our way of thinking. I wish your way of
thinking would catch on.
Until then, could there be a macro type fix? Example, add a button on the side
of the "Margin" text under the "Page" tab called "MLA/College style" or
something. Clicking it would open a window with:
A. Page Margin size input boxes,
B. Header/Footer Margin size input boxes, and
C. Header/Footer Distance from top and bottom of page input boxes.
Lets say the user puts in:
A. all 1" margins for the page,
B. 1" header/footer size, and
C. .5" from top and bottom of page.
The macro would automatically set the values appropriately:
A. Page's top and bottom Margin input boxes would be set to .5"
(value is pulled from "distance from page edge)
(other values left as is)
B. Header/Footer's size would be set to 1".
My thoughts are, instead of rewriting how the program already works, other
peoples method of thinking can be accommodated by simply giving them a tool to
automatically convert whats in their head to what should be inputted into the
program.
Hope this made some sense. Thanks for making Libre Office a great program.
Matthew B.
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