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

On Mar 27, 2011, at 18:01 , Harold Fuchs wrote:

> On 27/03/2011 15:19, James Wilde wrote:
> > 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.
> >
> > Incidentally, having done all that, and changed the measurement unit also on 
> > Preferences/LibreOffice Writer/General to centimetres, I note that both the Grid page and the 
> > Table page still show values in inches and not in centimetres.  If I change them, they change 
> > back.  This won't bother me since I don't bother with those settings, but I thought it worth 
> > mentioning.
> >
> > //James
> I don't know what passes for an Administrator (Windows) or Root (*nix) account on a Mac but, when 
> you try to change the units, are you logged in as one? Do you need to be? Is there something 
> peculiar to your particular installation that requires that you are?
No, Harold, thanks, but that's not the answer.  When I made the change, the value for tab stops (on 
the same page) changed.  And I am the administrator.

//J


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