https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=146121
Bug ID: 146121
Summary: UI: Redesign proposal regarding to Page Size and
Orientation feature in Print dialog
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.4.0.0 alpha0+ Master
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: UI
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
UI: Redesign proposal regarding to Page Size and Orientation feature in Print
dialog
More or less an follow-up on bug 146057 comment 3. And current mess. Like bug
145354
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open the attached file
2. Press Print
The case: Each page in a writer document can be set individually to some page
size and a orientation (portrait/landscape). The Print dialog redo's this again
having setting for defining page size/orientation (since LibO 6.2)
I take Writer as example, because this the most complex area regarding to
printing.
(A) The Printer code apparently attempts to 'match' between document paper size
& document (see screencast at bug 146045 for 6.2; in new builds broken).
(B)The page size drop down will initially show best match between document
paper size and available printer paper sizes. This doesn't work out to well in
number of cases:
(B1) There are cases where drop down will be empty (bug 146046). In the later
case it's unclear which paper size the printer will use giving a print job.
(B2) The best match out of the list of paper sizes the printer say's it
supports. The supports. The single paper tray of my Printer does in theory
support Letter. However living EU means I normally Print on A4. I don't have
Letter paper at home (and not plenty of available either). So automatically
picking letter as paper size (because my Printer supports that in theory) still
useless practically. So I either want scaling (scale Letter to A4; to keep
things proportional). Or alternative Print the Letter on A4 without correction
(with risk of going off page).
(C) In document page size & orientation can be overridden by the dialog by
picking a different size or orientation. This will affect all pages.
(D) There is also the variable of scaling. Apparently Print Dialog does scale
content to page (in certain, cases). And this desired too: see bug 145354 where
in Impress slides with 16:9 dimension need to be printed on A4 (EU).
(E) Having B5 document (landscape) and setting Paper Size to say A3 puts the
text in the middle of the page; Do I really want centered?
The current dialog (a) isn't working properly (b) not communicating to well on
what it does (like applying scaling or no scaling)
I personally find the print dialog for PDF-XChange much clear on what it does.
And able to produce the desired results.
* Match Document size to paper being optional
* Having Auto-Center/Auto-Rotate
* Option to scaling
I added screencast
Actual Results:
The print dialog is disturbingly unpredictable and confusing. For users and
developers
Expected Results:
Make it predictable for users and developers
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
Version: 7.4.0.0.alpha0+ (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 7e5af164b7d293dd410710bed411e1ca64bbecf7
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 6.3 Build 9600; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: nl-NL (nl_NL); UI: en-US
Calc: CL
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