[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 131136] Unclear option "Use printer metrics for document formatting"

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=131136

--- Comment #2 from G.Ostner (LOBugs) <LOBugs at austrofiction.at> ---
AFAIK, this is a compatibility option with Word where parts of the layout (like
word wrap) are always dependent on the currently active printer driver, whereas
LO always tried to be independent of the printer specs.

I often get slightly different layout when this is checked, and the document
usually gets a bit longer. If space is tight, I usually see that it is
unchecked, before I export to PDF.

What I find baffling is that it's difficult to make it stick: if I uncheck "Use
printer metrics" and then click on the "use as standard" button on that dialog,
it does not stick - the next document still has the option checked.

IIRC, there were versions of LO where the setting "stuck", was also applied to
subsequent documents, but I haven't had any luck for a while, although I prefer
the printer-independent layout, since it usually saves a little space.

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