Re: [libreoffice-users] Ruler settings hard coded on Mac

On Mar 27, 2011, at 10:59 , Manfred J. Krause wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 09:50, James Wilde wrote:
> > I'm using Mac OSX 10.6.6. and have now upgraded to 3.3.2 since I discovered I was using 3.3.0 
> > and thought my problem might have been fixed.
> >
> > I suddenly noted that, when I was adjusting a style, the indents were in characters and the 
> > space before and after a paragraph were in lines and not in centimetres (I use cm for both).  So 
> > I went into Preferences/LibreOffice Writer/View and changed both values to centimetres.  Saved, 
> > went back to adjusting my style, found it was still characters and lines.  Went back to 
> > Preferences/LibreOffice Writer/View and right enough, it had reset to char and line.  So I set 
> > both to centimetres again, and the same thing happened.
> >
> > I quit LibreOffice, removed my profile by renaming ~/Library/Application Support/Libreoffice to 
> > ~/Library/Application Support/LibO and restarted LibreOffice.  Opened a text document, went into 
> > Preferences/LibreOffice Writer/View and changed char and line to centimetre, went into my open 
> > document and began to create a new style.  Sure enough, the indents were in char and not 
> > centimetre and the spacing was in lines and not centimetres.
> >
> > Now I have upgraded, and the indents and spacing are at last in centimetres, but in 
> > Preferences/LibreOffice Writer/View it is still showing char and line.
> >
> > Now I have to start rebuilding my profile, reinserting all the extensions and templates, and 
> > hoping nothing breaks.  <sigh>.  But how do I get Preferences/LibreOffice Writer/View to show 
> > the type of value that I want - and for the moment have?
>
> I assume that Asian language support is enabled
> (Language Settings > Languages > Enhanced language support).
>
> Go to
> Preferences > LibreOffice Writer > General >
> Settings
> [ ] Enable char unit
> (disable this option)
>
> Screenshot:
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19264180/LibO/disable_char_unit.png
>
> See also:
> Bug 32684 - Ruler view displays in "char" measurement and always
> reverts back to this upon restart
> Status: RESOLVED FIXED
> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32684
>
> That works fine now with LibO 3.3.2 on WinXP.

Thanks Manfred.  I frequently write in Mandarin.  Will disabling this option have a negative effect 
on that?  I ask since you mention that this is apparently related to the fact that Asian language 
support is enabled.

//James
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