Re: [libreoffice-users] LibO Writer: Problem with setting double lined borders on page

On 03/10/12 21:43, Dan Lewis wrote:
> On 10/03/2012 03:57 PM, AG wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Two GNU/Linux Debian machines each running LibO. One (box A) has LibO
> > 3.6.2.2 and the second (box B) has LibO 3.5.4.2.
> >
> > In box B, there was a set of pre-formatted documents saved in *.odt
> > that had a double lined border around the page. On opening one of
> > these files today, this double line had been changed to a single thick
> > black line. This is now the case for all of these documents I had
> > previously formatted this way. Box B recently updated from LibO 3.4.*
> >
> > In box A, I have attempted to set page borders as a test using the
> > double line style but only thick black lines are possible.
> >
> > In addition, attempting to set the style under Format / Page / Borders
> > tab, when clicking "apply" the dialog box defaults to another tab, not
> > the "borders" tab. I don't know whether this is related or not, but it
> > might indicate that an attempt to apply the settings is also causing
> > problems with the tab displays too.
> >
> > I couldn't find any info on this using Google, and this seems to have
> > crept in following the upgrade to 3.5.* and now also in 3.6.* Is this
> > a bug and if so, has it been reported? I don't know how to file a bug
> > report for this as I don't know how to describe the issue(s) succinctly.
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> > AG
> Have you tried to adjust the width of the border? (perhaps 3 pt) When I
> did this using 3.5 or 3.6, the double line appears although that may not
> be exactly what you are looking for.
> I have also tried changing the color of the border as well. Lighter
> colors seem to be more pleasing than black.
>
> --Dan

Hi Dan

Thanks for your comments.

Have just tried your suggestion, taking the double line up to 4.5 seems 
to work - but that seems to be a pretty big width!! The default seems to 
be set at 0.05 which gives a seemingly single line.

Colours aren't feasible, but I take your point about the aesthetics.

Any thoughts about what is going on when the "apply" button is clicked?

Thanks again.

AG

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