Re: [libreoffice-users] Where to post improvement suggestions?

On 2015-12-02 08:05, Brian Barker wrote:
> At 07:38 02/12/2015 +1300, Steve Edmonds wrote:
> > Although not relevant to the original poster's situation, I would 
> > like to see a columns tab under the table dialogue that lists the 
> > column widths where you can type in the width of each column.
>
> It's there: Table | Table Properties... | Columns | Column width (or 
> right-click | Table... | Columns | Column width). (Yes: you can type 
> in those boxes.)
>
> > I frequently have to tweak tables by stealing width from one column 
> > to give to another spaced a number of columns away and without 
> > changing table width or other column widths. It is quite cumbersome 
> > at present. Possibly I am manipulating columns incorrectly and this 
> > can already be achieved easily enough.
>
> I suspect it can. I think it is easier if you change column widths 
> from left to right, as consequential changes work that way too. If - 
> as you say - you need make compensatory changes to columns spaced a 
> number of columns apart, one trick would be temporarily to tick "Adapt 
> table width": that way, no consequential changes occur and you can go 
> straight to the distant column and change that. You can remove the 
> tick from "Adapt table width" afterwards if desired, of course.
Thanks Brian. I will give that a go.
> I trust this helps.
>
> Brian Barker


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