Issue 1806 - Duplicate `Format -> Page' in `File -> Page Settings'
Summary: Duplicate `Format -> Page' in `File -> Page Settings'
Status: CLOSED WONT_FIX
Alias: None
Product: ui
Classification: Code
Component: ui (show other issues)
Version: current
Hardware: All All
: P3 Trivial (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: falko.tesch
QA Contact: issues@ui
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Reported: 2001-10-06 01:33 UTC by mikemaccana
Modified: 2003-03-11 18:15 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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Description mikemaccana 2001-10-06 01:33:33 UTC 
Many people used to working in Microsoft Office and other windows application 
that follow the same UI style seem to have trouble discovering OpenOffices 
Format -> Page menu, because they are used to finding these options in the 
`File' menu with the other printing options.

Personally, I like Staroffice's method of locating this dialog, but I would 
like to see some way of helping out the MS Office users who have trouble with 
it. 

Perhaps duplicating the menu under the File menu might be an option, or maybe 
having a `10 important things for MS Office users to know' document might 
help. 

Something to think about.
Comment 1 Frank Schönheit 2001-10-08 08:35:53 UTC 
I (strongly!) dislike the idea of duplicating the menu entry 
under "File".
We should no sacrifice _everything_ on the altar of microsoft 
compatibility. OOo has a clear (and, in my opinion, _logical_ - 
mostly :) _own_ philosophy, and this always was part of the success 
of SO.
If we're just another microsoft clone, it's no worth it anymore ....

So I think the problem should be solved by marketing, or by support. 
It's only _one_ (out of many) small piece of information (former) 
microsoft users have to know. We surely should try communicating the 
differences, instead of removing them.

Just my humble opinion ...
Comment 2 stefan.baltzer 2001-10-08 13:51:24 UTC 
Mine too!

Reassignded to Falko.
Comment 3 falko.tesch 2001-10-10 17:48:17 UTC 
We will not sacrifice what-so-ever lagacy misplacements of MS Office
menues and the like (e.g. I will always downturn a separate "Tables"
menu entry!)
Comment 4 michael.bemmer 2003-03-11 18:07:14 UTC 
As mentioned on the qa dev list on March 5th I will close all resolved duplicate
issues. Please see this posting for details. First step in IssueZilla is
unfortunately to set them to verified.
Comment 5 michael.bemmer 2003-03-11 18:15:23 UTC 
As mentioned on the qa dev list on March 5th I will close all resolved
<wontfix/duplicate/worksforme/invalid> issues. Please see this posting for details.