[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 122079] New printer dialog in 6.3+ doesn't detect Automatic Orientation well so page orientation can be changed

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=122079

--- Comment #10 from Mike Kaganski <mikekaganski at hotmail.com> ---
(In reply to Daniel Silva from comment #8)

Ohh... I'm really sorry to disagree with this wishful thinking, but -

1. It is *not* expected that printing modifies document. That some editor
decided to do that does not that it's (a) a good move at all, and (b) a viable
solution for LibreOffice, taking into account that Word does not have a concept
of page styles at all.
2. Have you tried to see how does this work with a simple case of a document
with some pages having landscape pages, and some portrait? I assure you, it's
an interesting experience.

As the maximum, I'd agree that a dedicated mode could be useful, like "Fit text
to paper", which would do all those tricks *without modifying the document*! So
a user who doesn't care about formatting, but wants a quick print-out of the
data with maximally used paper space, would just select it, get what you offer
now *only in the dialog and print*, and return to the intact document without
modified orientation and "modified" status.

I believe that putting magic into print dialog is just plain wrong UX. Even if
it would please some users, I don't believe it is an improvement for the
majority.

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