On 6 Nov 2007 at 10:43, Uwe Fischer wrote: > Hi, > > >>> My second question also relates to Open Office 2.3 running on Windows XP > >>> and relates back to Open Office 2.1 running on both Windows XP and Fedora > >>> Core 5, Open Office 2.1 had a maximum document size of 47.6" x 47.6", > >>> Open Office 2.3 Writer allows me to also create documents that big with > >>> no problem, however Open Office 2.3 Writer seems to indicate the ability > >>> to create documents up to a size of 300" x 300", but when one tries to > >>> make documents greater then 47.6" in width (only), it reduces the > >>> active/usable horizontal space to between 1 inch and 25 inches. Does > >>> anyone know how make full use of the 300 inch width? It would certainly > >>> improve my online family trees.Jason Wexler > > that 300 x 300 format is a known issue: > http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=81809 > use another measurement unit as a workaround. >
Looking at that bug report, I see one of the developers (jnavrati) has created a patch (good) and notes "I've changed a maximum paper width/height value to 300 cm. This value is then converted according to field's unit. Now, it is possible to set a paper size up to 300cm, ....". Excuse me for wondering, but just why exactly is there a maximum paper size at all? And what's so magical about "300" whatevers??????? I really do have to wonder which planet the developers are on. If I happen to want a poster the size of Wembley stadium, and have the processor to do it..... well, just why should there be an apparently totally arbitrary size limit imposed by the coding team? OK, maybe there's a 32-bit resolution somewhere - but if they're working in microns even, that still corresponds to over 4km, which is possibly enough resolution and size for most people :-) -- various incoming sites blocked because of spam; see http://www.scottsonline.org.uk for a list and openpgp crypto key (key fingerprint 2ACC 9F21 5103 F68C 7C32 9EA8 C949 81E1 31C9 1364) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Scott, Harlow, Essex, England --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
