Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 25278
print default suggestions
Last modified: 2013-08-07 15:14:03 UTC
I think it would be better to have the software set the following Print default values upon installation: 1) Suppress output of empty pages 2) Do not print grid After several people in my company installed the software for the first time, we had a crisis because many print jobs queued up with hundreds of blank pages of output. It was thought this was a serious flaw in the application and the software was removed. I realize the settings can be changed after installation, (and I have done so in my copy), but the damage has already been done. The users and administrators are not willing to use the software. Also, this behavior would be more in line with default Excel behavior.
Hi Bettina, one for you. FRank
Attached is officecfg schema patch which toggles default behavour of Calc printing preferences for "Print empty pages" and "Print all sheets". Please review.
Created attachment 44692 [details] officecfg calc tuning
Hi Niklas, as this is a Patch now, please have a look at it. Frank
Any progress?
The patch is rather trivial, but doesn't solve the problem of agreement whether we *want* to change the defaults. So, back to Bettina.
Betina owned the issue for more than 3 years, I do not think we will ever get a decision. Why don't you be honest to people and set the issue as WouldNotFix, so that we do not waste any more effort on this one?
Sorry to hear this decision. And you wonder why more companies don't use OpenOffice?
I support the idea that default printing should do the current workbook only.
I have just talked to a large customer were this issue was named a pet peeve. I would support that change, because the already present printing option is unknown to most users. So lets change the default and integrate the option "Print only selected sheets" into the Print dialog.
I take this issue and will start a discussion with the Calc dev team next week (June 18-22). I will post the result and integration schedule after that meeting.
Set new target.
Current thaughts: - integrate options for - print selected tables only - and supress empty pages into Print dialog and make it the new defaults - think about making the page Preview callable from Print dialog - think about ignoring print ranges by option (also an issue with unment print ranges, also an issue from real customers) Open issues: Print dialog is currently the same for all apps
FL->TBE: Please change the current defaults as discussed in the meeting today: Change default to checked for the following printing options: - Suppress output of empty pages - Print only selected sheets Furthermore the Calc Page Preview will also print only the selected table(s), if this option is checked (even if the Page Preview itself always shows the complete spreadsheet).
*** Issue 29807 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
accepted
fixed on CWS dr55 I changed the default values for the following printing options: - Print only selected sheets (property AllSheets) - Suppress output of empty pages (property EmptyPages) In addition, if the 'Print only selected sheets' option is checked, the Calc page preview will only print the displayed sheet. The following files are affected: officecfg/registry/schema/org/openoffice/Office/Calc.xcs scp2/source/ooo/file_ooo.scp sc/source/core/tool/printopt.cxx sc/source/ui/view/prevwsh.cxx
TBE->OC: Please verify in CWS dr55.
verified in internal build cws_dr55 Autotests available: http://qa.openoffice.org/source/browse/qa/qatesttool/calc/options/c_opt.bas?rev=1.7&view=log http://qa.openoffice.org/source/browse/qa/qatesttool/spreadsheet/level2/c_printrange.bas?rev=1.2&view=log
How does this work relate to issue 59697 and 59696 ? Does this change also apply to PDF export?
closed because fix available in src680_m225 (OOo 2.3)
*** Issue 45046 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***