[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 142102] Header is hidden, if "small enough"

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=142102

--- Comment #4 from Mike Kaganski <mikekaganski at hotmail.com> ---
(In reply to DarkTrick from comment #3)
> Spacing / padding settings of header should be 0 by default, because:
> 
> (1) Increasing it by hand on the page is easy and very intuitive

Wrong. Vertical ruler is off by default. Additionally, you can't increase
*spacing* using the ruler - only header height. And any manual adjustment there
disables AutoFit Height setting, that is on by default, and allows people in
general not bother about the height at all, while keeping the comfortable
spacing.

> (2) Reducing it is difficult. One has to know what to change ("spacing") and
> how to change it (page style -> header -> Spacing).

This only asks for a control on the vertical ruler to make it possible, not for
changed defaults.

> (3) By default the handling looks un-intuitive, because the "adjusted size"
> (red arrow in the screenshot) is suggesting something different, than what
> actually happens (characters are hidden)

The non-0 spacing allows to have ... well, spacing between header text and text
body. It is normal, and not having it would look unnatural. And actually the
problem only appears when one tries to use the ruler to make direct changes,
actually ruining all useful defaults and automation, thus no defaults would be
good.

Note that both OnlyOffice and MS Word (both based on the same document model)
use completely different page model compared to Writer, so no direct comparison
is useful.

If someone wants a different default, it's easy to create a custom template,
and set it the default.

My 2c.

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