On Wednesday 04 May 2005 06:34 am, Peter Hillier-Brook wrote:
> John Hardy wrote:
> > Hello;
> >
> > There are many places where a dimension must be set, such as
> > margins, tab stops, indents, line spacing, grid spacing, etc. But
> > OO only provides two decimal places. This is very limiting. A
> > simple dimension of .125" or .375" cannot be specified, ending up
> > as .13" and .38" respectively. Forget about a sixteenth of an inch
> > (.0625"), since it requires four decimal places. The only way to
> > achieve higher precision is to change to millimeters or points,
> > which are much smaller units of measurement to begin with, so two
> > decimal places can describe a much smaller increment. But the user
> > should be able to work in his or her preferred unit of measurement.
> >
> > I would like to see as many as six decimal places. It can't be all
> > that hard to add this capability. Thank you.
>
> Good thinking! This is really necessary for people who can count
> beyond 10:-) I'll certainly vote for any issue addressing this
> requirement.
>
> Peter HB
>
What is wrong with learning to use what is already there? As I have
mentioned in an earlier post, making changes in hundredths of a
millimeter is the same as making a change of 0.0003937 inches by
definition. I live in the US where inches, etc. are the accepted
measure, but I have learned to use the metric system in OOo when I need
to do so. It is not that hard when you stop worrying about converting
from one system to the other. The results are always based upon how far
along whatever ruler you are using that you want to move. The numbers
on that ruler are important, but the names of the units associated with
those numbers are not. For example, if you want to more from 3" to 5"
on a ruler measured in inches, you do the same thing as if you wanted
to move from 3 cm to 5 cm on a ruler measured in cm. In each case you
would move from the 3 to the 5.
Dan
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