At 10:49 18/06/2007 +1000, Adrian Try wrote:
Hi Brian
>You don't have to convert it. Just type (e.g.) 12pt into the box, and
>OpenOffice.org (or most other word processors too) will convert it for
>you automatically.
I'm surprised at this suggestion. Sensible though it would be, I
cannot get this to work in my version of Writer (2.0.2 on Windows
XP): any attempt at entering a unit in the paragraph spacing box is
ignored in favour of the unit set in the configuration.
I tested it before I posted (Writer 2.04 on Win XP Pro), so it
definitely works. Works in Word and some other word processors, too.
My system is set to using centimetres by default. When I type "12pt"
into the field, it is automatically converted to "0.42cm" when I
progress to the next field. It works whether I put a space between the
"12" and "cm" or not.
Could you tell me more precisely what happens on your system?
Adrian
Thanks for this. I rather imagined that you knew what you were
talking about, but my installation - much as I expected it to follow
what you said - doesn't appear to behave like that. And the help
text supports you, by saying a bit imprecisely that "[i]n some
dialogues, you can enter measurement values into input boxes."
What happens for me? The unit is ignored and the number is
interpreted as (my default) centimetres: "5pt" becomes "5.00cm" -
except that 10 cm seems to be the maximum allowed for "Spacing: Above
paragraph", so "12pt" becomes "10.0cm".
I've searched high and low to see what I am doing wrong, but cannot
see anything.
Curiouser and curiouser ...
Brian Barker
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