Bug 160320 - Restrict Web View Document Width
Summary: Restrict Web View Document Width
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 37817
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.5.0.3 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Windows (All)
: medium enhancement
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Reported: 2024-03-22 17:52 UTC by skribbles32@gmail.com
Modified: 2024-03-22 18:46 UTC (History)
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Images of LibreOffice Writer behaviour vs Google Docs behaviour (209.57 KB, image/png)
2024-03-22 18:12 UTC, skribbles32@gmail.com
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Description skribbles32@gmail.com 2024-03-22 17:52:58 UTC
Description:
The current appearance of LibreOffice Writer's Web View fits the text to the edges of the viewing window.

This is, in my opinion, not very visually appealing. Google Doc's Pageless mode — and, if I remember correctly, Microsoft Word — have a solution to this problem. Constrict the text to the page width, (centred, of course).
Tables and similar components may still surpass this restriction when necessary.

I believe that this feature change would greatly increase appeal to Web View mode, and for those who disagree, there can remain a toggle in the settings to bring back the old behaviour.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open or create a new document.
2. Click View > Web.
3. Observe result.

Actual Results:
Text is fitted to the sides of the viewing window.

Expected Results:
Text is constrained to page width, similarly to Google Docs Pageless mode.

Or, alternatively, this behaviour could be found through a setting somewhere.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
Version: 7.5.0.3 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: c21113d003cd3efa8c53188764377a8272d9d6de
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19045; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-CA (en_CA); UI: en-GB
Calc: CL threaded
Comment 1 V Stuart Foote 2024-03-22 18:01:25 UTC
Please attach an annotated screen clip, and maybe examples from other programs showing the layout you'd like.

Also, the 7.5.0.3 build is very old--current releases are 7.6.5 or 2.4.2, probably won't make a difference here but best to stay current.
Comment 2 skribbles32@gmail.com 2024-03-22 18:12:48 UTC
Created attachment 193248 [details]
Images of LibreOffice Writer behaviour vs Google Docs behaviour

The image on the bottom is the image of LibreOffice, while the image on the top is the image of Google Docs.

The images are annotated to show differences more clearly.

The images only show the viewing window of each.

The file shown in each is:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Lorem_ipsum_V63.odt
Comment 3 V Stuart Foote 2024-03-22 18:46:20 UTC
Setting dupe, but see also bug 128349 for a LO project "distraction free"  MUFFIN mode.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 37817 ***