Bug 106889 - More default page sizes needed, like A0, A1, A2, B0, B1, ...
Summary: More default page sizes needed, like A0, A1, A2, B0, B1, ...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
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5.3.2.1 rc
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
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: 130660 (view as bug list)
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Blocks: Page
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Reported: 2017-03-31 00:54 UTC by csongor
Modified: 2023-04-17 15:13 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Description csongor 2017-03-31 00:54:13 UTC
There are some frequently used page sizes that are not supported by LibreOffice. I would like to have A0, A1, A2, B0, B1, B2, B3 as well in the page size drop-down list because defining these page sizes manually all the time is quite cumbersome.
Comment 1 V Stuart Foote 2017-03-31 01:53:24 UTC
The A0 A1 A2 and A3 are defined for Draw, so likely minimal fuss to implement for Writer.

Easy hack?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size
Comment 2 Hiunn-hué 2017-03-31 04:08:33 UTC
Related: Bug 47176 - Add Half Letter (5.5x8.5in) paper size

> There is a paper size, half of a letter (letter is 8.5in x11.1 in), 
> used a lot in enterprises and governor of Taiwan.


From Wikipedia:

"By extension of the American standards, the halved Letter size, 5 1⁄2 in × 8 in (140 mm × 203 mm), meets the needs of many applications. It is variably known as Statement, Stationery, Memo, Half Letter, Half A (from ANSI sizes) or simply Half Size. Like the similar-sized ISO A5, it is used for everything from personal letter writing to official aeronautical maps."
Comment 3 Heiko Tietze 2020-05-11 14:35:06 UTC
Wasn't there a limit for MSO documents due to some small integer value?
Comment 4 Heiko Tietze 2020-05-11 14:35:36 UTC
*** Bug 130660 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 csongor 2020-05-11 14:58:16 UTC
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #4)
> *** Bug 130660 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

The person who opened Bug 130660 has valid points. I can imagine that somebody works frequently with some specific page sizes that are not standards for the rest of the world. For them, it would be a nice option to edit an XML configuration file to add their favourite page sizes to LibreOffice. 

These sizes will never be there in the drop-down list of page sizes in LibreOffice, and adding them to an XML file is something that a moderately IT-educated person could do easily.

That author's other statement that such values shouldn't be hard-wired into the source code is also something I can agree with.
Comment 6 Heiko Tietze 2020-05-11 15:17:13 UTC
(In reply to csongor from comment #5)
> somebody works frequently with some specific page sizes...

How about using a template?