https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=150446
--- Comment #6 from Regina Henschel <rb.hensc...@t-online.de> --- (In reply to Dieter from comment #4) > Regina, you've added yourself to cc: list. Any ideas? Short version: There is a problem with the combination of gutter position "top" with "mirrored" page layout. Applying the additional gutter distance only to odd pages is surely wrong. What is considered as "correct" behavior has to be discussed in UX. Longer version: Only the gutter positions "left" and "right" are included in the page style. And only these positions will be specified in ODF 1.4. The gutter position "top" is the general setting "GutterAtTop" in settings.xml in file and not interpreted by other applications. It was introduced for import/export of docx. A "gutter" in file markup does not add any distances to the margins, but is only an information that application can use to inform document authors/readers of the gutter expected in binding process. Setting a gutter does not define a binding edge. But the binging edge is defined by the writing-mode. A binding edge is either left or right. A writing-mode with "top" binding edge does not exist. A "mirrored" page layout does always only affect the right and left margins. Microsoft Word is consequent and disables setting gutter position in case the page layout is "mirrored". From the meaning of "gutter" it makes no sense to have it at an other position than "inner" in case of "mirrored" page layout. Word has a gutter position "top" in case of normal page layout. So we need a way to keep this information. That is the mentioned setting "GutterAtTop". The so defined distance is always on top, on even and odd pages as well. Since no writing-mode with "top" binding edge exists, you need to configure the needed margins yourself and use your printer settings to generate a duplex print usable for top binding. The page layout "mirrored" is not suitable for that purpose, but use "only left" and "only right". These are my personal opinions: The feature "gutter" is immature and especially for position "top" it is half-baked. As long as there exist no explicit "top" binding and the gutter position "top" is not part of the page style, the position "top" should be moved to "Expert Configuration" and Options > Writer > Compatibility. In case it is on there, the gutter position selection in the page style dialog should be disabled with an additional info text, that general gutter position is "top" for this document by compatibility settings and that such setting is only useful in docx format. And in case of "mirrored" page layout we should follow Word and disable the position selection. We could display "inner" as gutter position. At least we should disable position "top" in case of "mirrored" page layout. That is no restriction for docx import/export as the combination of "top" gutter position with "mirrored" page layout is not possible in Word. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
