On Sat, 14 Mar 2015 11:04:55 -0700 "Dennis E. Hamilton" <dennis.hamil...@acm.org> wrote:
> Vivian, > > It does not appear to be possible to use three decimals in specifying > measurements where you want to use them in Apache OpenOffice. > > The problem has been noticed and some work was proposed recently. It is not > predictable whether and when there might be any provision for finer > measurements, however. You might be able to obtain closer precision by > trying metric or printer's measures. Writing without checking, my understanding is the the basic measurement in OpenOffice is the twip (i.e, 1/20 point, where there are 72 points to the inch). So by specifying in points to two decimal places, one ought be able to get an accuracy of 0.0007 in (give or take a hair or two!) One can set the margins directly in points by entering the unit after the number - thus "56.95 pt"; because 1/20 of a point is the fundamental unit, these measurements should be rounded to 0.05 pt increments. > > There is a technical issue about this in the Apache OpenOffice issue > repository at <https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=45593>. You'll see > there that the issue is 10 years old. > > - Dennis > > PS: In a quick look, I did not find any method for setting trim for book-page > sizes in the standard features of OpenOffice nor in documentation I have. I > recommend searching for extensions and also documentation from other sources > on how to prepare documents for publications and eBooks using OpenOffice. > Also, check for extensions and templates that might demonstrate this. Also > check on <https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/>. Some kits for authors > provide templates and downloads that might help satisfy your needs (apart > from measurement limitations). Ask more questions on > <users@openoffice.apache.org> if you are not finding much. > > PPS: One rather tricky solution is to use margin settings to have page > content be properly formatted, with a background frame to set the trim marks > outside of those margins. I do not make publications and have not tried that > and do not know what difficulties will arise. Other users probably have > better solutions to report to you. > > -----Original Message----- > >From: global...@gmail.com [mailto:global...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Vivian > >W. Lee > Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2015 08:55 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: OpenOffice Writer -- margin issues > > Hi there, > > I have two quick questions: > > 1) Is it possible to set margins in THREE decimals (0.125), instead of just > two? > > 2) I am using OpenWriter to write and publish print books... Can I set trim > size on the Page? > > Hope to hear back soon. > > Vivian > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > -- Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
