[Solved] Remove Optimal Column Width Dialog?

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[Solved] Remove Optimal Column Width Dialog?

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I have used this function literally thousands of times and have never once changed anything in the dialog box that follows. Can the dialog box be turned off?
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Re: Remove Optimal Column Width Dialog?

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In theory, yes... but I suspect that would mean having to re-write the dialog code... probably more trouble than what it's worth considering all you need to do is hit the Enter key if nothing needs to be changed.
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The AOO and the LO are open source softwares. You can modify everything in the source code, and you can build your own version of the office suite.
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Re: Remove Optimal Column Width Dialog?

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I understand that anything in OpenOffice may be changed by changing the source code. This is beyond my capabilities and was hoping that there might be a configuration option to control this behavior.

So, from your response may I assume that there is no configuration option to remove the dialog? That would be good to know because then I'll give up searching for one.
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Re: Remove Optimal Column Width Dialog?

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Select column by click on column header, then double-click on the separator between 2 columns at the right of the column.
You will not have a dialog.
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Re: Remove Optimal Column Width Dialog?

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Thank you, gerard24! I was delighted to learn that your solution also works when multiple columns are selected.
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