BetterDefaults GridHandling workout
changed are 6 defaults that can easyly be switched on/off
copy the prepared impress.xcu in you office directory f.e. for windows: C:\Documents and Settings\*yourUser*\Application Data\*yourOffice*\user\registry\data\org\openoffice\Office\
or click it manually ..
.. take a fresh installed office or delete the user settings and restart it.
1. open option toolbar (menue: view/toolbar/options) - check 'rotation mode' - check 'snap to guides' - check 'snap to object border' - uncheck 'allow quich editing' - check 'large ahndles'
2. open grid options (menue: tools/options/impress/grid) - change resolution in 2.00cm both (hor. & vert.) - change subdevision in 9 points both (hor. & vert.)
1. Rotation Mode: 'off' by default => should be 'on' by default
RM off => single click = select shape, double click = text mode
RM on => single click = select shape .. second single click = rotation mode
-> in between step to 'direct object manipulation' (future concept)
-> nothing is missed; better shape handling; many people switch it on (range 21 on clicklist about 8%)
!attention: after clicking second object switch back to selection mode again
2. Snap to Guides: 'off' by default => should be 'on' by default
-> if no guides are present then this feature makes no difference, but if they are it makes also sense to snap to them (if i insert guidelines i probably also want to snap to them)
3. Snap to Object Border: 'off' by default => should be 'on' by default
-> improves shape handling
4. Allow Quick Editing: 'on' by default => should be 'off' by default
does not affect shapes, but textboxes
-> by default the first click let you edit the text inside the textbox, but this disturbes if you want to move around several textboxes => selecting with single click and edit text with double click works better
!attention: in the layouts you have currently following text in textboxes 'click to add title' -> must be changed in 'doubleclick'
5. Large Handles: 'off' by default => should be 'on' by default
-> the handles are currently overworked by aba & aw and should after that be default
6. more fine grid: at the moment we have 0.5cm & 1 point vertical/horizontal grid default, 2cm & 9(10) points would be more precise, better overviewable and a better default as internal tests showed
Autor: Christoph Lukasiak (Clu) 11 May 2010
