https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=149054
Bug ID: 149054
Summary: Make the space available for comments wider
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.3.2.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Created attachment 180082
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Scheenshots comparing the space available for comments in Writer and Word
In Writer the width of comment boxes is too narrow. This is a problem when
documents have many comments, which is common in the academic context. For
example, when we are reviewing manuscripts and dissertations, it is common to
have 30-40 comments in a single page.
This causes the rendering of comments in Writer a problem, since they look too
compressed in a narrow space available for comments.
To overcome this issue, MS Word provides a wider area for comments. See the
attached ODG file comparing the width in Writer and Word. Notice that comment
area is twice as wide, which makes the comments look nicer.
Additionally, MS Word uses another "trick" to make comments look nicer: they
apply some zoom factor to reduce the size of the rendered text. For instance,
the comments in the screenshots are using Times New Roman with 10pt size...
However, notice that in MS Word the rendered text in the comment is
significantly smaller than 10pt, whereas in Writer we do actually use 10p and
the comment ends up even bigger, which causes comments to not fit in the
available space.
Therefore, I would like to propose:
1) Make the spacing available for comments wider (or at least configurable)
2) Apply a zoom factor to text in comments so that they look smaller and better
fit the available space
I would also recommend that bug 145648 be considered while improving the
comment box, since the kerning of text inside comments seem to be different
than the kerning in the main text.
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