On 12/28/2008 06:04 PM, Drew Jensen wrote: > NoOp wrote: > >> >> Well... using Optimal, and turning off View|Ruler (turns off the left & >> top rulers) does just that same with the exception of a 1/2 inch break >> between pages. View|Web Layout provides no page breaks at all. >> >> I doubt that a 1/2" page break vs a 'dotted line' page break would make >> much of a difference & if so, then I reckon that Dr. Jacobsen should >> just stick with MS Word or a standard text based editor. >> > > Yes, one could Reckon such - or - we could just admit that there isn't a > 1 to 1 match for each and every feature in MSO / OO.o, and vice versa. I > would say this is true for any two applications delivering as much > functionality as these. > > It surely does not equate to, or even come close to, a "show stopper" > for me, but there are some for whom it may. Take this blog entry on the > subject for instance: > http://alayadawnjohnson.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/open-office-normal-view/ > (actually I'm glad you wrote back, I was thinking that I should re-send > it so as to included the reference in my prior email as I unabashedly > "borrowed" almost a complete sentence from it.)
It's pretty obvious that the blogger simply hasn't turned on 'Optimal'. With the exception of the 1/2" page spacer vs the dotted line, the views are identical. I have two systems side-by-side, both with the same document on the screen; one with MS Word 2002 'Normal View' and one with OOo 2.4.2 (also tested with OOo 3.0.1pre) and the presentation is identical with the exception of the mentioned page spacer. In OOo I can even turn off either vertical & horizontal scroll bars and vertical and horizontal rulers. The text of the document goes the screen width (to the margin settings). So, I guess that I'm missing something re the blog as well as http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=4914 as I'm looking at 2 screens as I type this and I honestly don't see what the issue is. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
