[Am-info] Open Office question.

[Marcus de Geus]

In reply to a message from "Fred A. Miller" <fm@cupserv.org> dated 2002-04-=
10 14:50:58 -0400 (Wed):

> The #1 thing that irritates most US users about StarOffice and  OpenOffic=
e, is the insistence of the A4 paper as "standard!!!"

Hi Fred,

Welcome to the real world! Now you know how we Europeans feel when a brain-=
dead piece of software insists that "standard" is something measuring 216 *=
 279 mm (that's 8.5" * 11" to those of you who missed the advent of the 21s=
t century).

Joking aside, my software assumes that "standard" is whatever the operating=
 system (/2) reports it to be for the printer I select. It's kinda simple, =
but very effective. And it has been that for more than a decade. Perhaps yo=
u should try it. <g>

As another aside, if you'll take a moment to consider the elegance of the A=
 paper size system (in which A0 measures one square metre, with each smalle=
r size measuring half the next larger size in surface area as well as havin=
g exactly the same proportions), you might reconsider and perhaps even star=
t a campaign to drag the "New World" into the present century, measurement-=
wise. I know, it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it...

Regards,

Marcus de Geus
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