On Fri, 2005-02-04 at 14:18 +1000, Naomi Kramer wrote: > Jonathon Coombes wrote: > > >On Thu, 2005-02-03 at 21:38 -0600, Rod Engelsman wrote: > > > > > >>Depends on the datasource for one thing. This last Christmas I used OOo to > >>hook up to my Mozilla address book to generate mailing labels for Christmas > >>cards. It wasn't until after I had printed the labels that I realized a > >>couple of the addresses weren't complete (no zip code) and a couple of > >>other problems. Not a big deal in this case -- so I had to hand address a > >>couple of cards, so what? -- but a problem nonetheless. > >> > >> > > > >I would think it is easier to check the table by scrolling through > >to see where the zip field is empty? Or easier yet, do a quick > >filter on the dataset to show which is empty or not? > > > I suspect some people think in 'finished product' format and some think > in 'database format'. I know I often pick up mistakes in a mail-merged > document that I didn't pick up in the database. I personally prefer to > be able to scan full documents in print preview before printing. I do > see this as a fairly minor issue, though.
Yes, I guess it comes down to "do we change the nice way it is done", or do we "change the way we used to do it in the past". I agree there are some features which work better when done the same as in past applications, but I think this issue is a bit like the argument over whether to use styles or the format painter. Regards Jonathon --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
