Bug 51186

Summary:	Line spacing should be able to take input in points whatever the general measurement unit
Product:	LibreOffice	Reporter:	Shriramana Sharma <samjnaa>
Component:	Writer	Assignee:	Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	ilmari.lauhakangas
Priority:	medium
Version:	Master old -3.6
Hardware:	Other
OS:	All
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Description Shriramana Sharma 2012-06-17 20:40:32 UTC

There are three non-proportional line spacing settings in LO Writer -- At least, Leading and Fixed. 

In my experience with word processors, whatever be the selected general unit of measurement, whenever we want to set any of these line-spacing settings, we want to set them in points. currently the application only accepts input in whatever global unit of measurement is set. However this is not appropriate for line spacing as we are able to better relate the line spacing in point size to the font point size. 

Currently my default measurement unit is inches, as I find it most convenient. But certainly for line spacing inputting in inches is very awkward (even incomprehensible) for me at least.

Since "Choice is Good" (TM) at least provide a combobox to select whatever unit we want for these three line spacings.

Comment 1 Buovjaga 2014-11-06 11:32:26 UTC

Setting to enhancement and UNCONFIRMED.

Comment 2 Urmas 2014-11-06 11:41:18 UTC

That field seems to accept any named measurement now.