Russel; On Tue, 2010-02-23 at 12:39 +1100, Russell Butler wrote: > On 23/02/10 12:15, William Case wrote: > > Thanks Harold; > > > > On Tue, 2010-02-23 at 00:18 +0000, Harold Fuchs wrote: > > > >>>>> I want to fix (as in 'make permanent') page size and window size in OOo > >>>>> for Writer and others. > >>>>> > >>>>> Page size: The default image of a page on my 22" LCD screen within OOo > >>>>> window frame is smaller than a real page. Currently I have it zoomed > >>>>> through the 'Zoom& View Layout' dialogue by 105.5% to get the actual > >>>>> width of a 8½ inch sheet of real paper. I would like to make this > >>>>> 105.5% the new default 100% so that I can easily zoom sizes up and down > >>>>> from there. > >>>>> > >>>>> Window size: How can I change the opening window size, to accommodate a > >>>>> new slightly larger default page width. I am used to using --geometry X > >>>>> x Y, for example, on Xwindow systems but can't find the equivalent > >>>>> command flag on OOo. I would also like to make this new window size > >>>>> permanent (i.e. default). > >>>>> > > > >>> > >> In Windows the window size a program uses is remembered when the program > >> is closed. So, if you open Writer, change the size of its window and > >> then close it, the next time you open it that changed window size will > >> be reinstated. This is supposed to work for "well behaved" programs. It > >> seems to work for OOo. At least it does for OOo 3.1.1 on Vista Home > >> Premium and on XP Pro. I have to assume it's true in other OSs' window > >> managers such as KDE or Gnome. > >> > > > > You might have noticed under my signature that I am using Linux Fedora > > 12. While the OOo window in Linux performs much the same as in Windows, > > it still isn't a default size. That is I can open and change sizes for > > project A but later when I open project B I get A's window sizes instead > > of a default. > > > > But that is a secondary problem. What I would really like is to have a > > screen page image that is scaled exactly the same size as a real page. > > I know all the tools are available to calculate the placement of various > > text and images. I know; I use them a lot. But in some cases it is > > simpler to measure things right on the screen and place text or > > pictures or balance colour just by eyeballing. Having the wrong scale > > screws that up. > > > Hi Bill > > I just had a little play with my 3.2 (ex OOo downloads) on Ubuntu. I > tried setting the scaling of the page on my default template to 105% and > it seems to open at that size each time. I then tried opening a writer > document I had done previously at 100% and that also opened at 105%. > OTOH a spreadsheet opened at 100%, but my calc default template is still > at 100%. May be worth playing with? > Clever guy. I never thought of trying it out on my default template. It seems to work well enough. Now, if only I could figure out a way to make 105.5% claim it was 100%. But that is a minor issue.
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