[Solved] Option OpenOffice → Appearance does not change application background

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[Solved] Option OpenOffice → Appearance does not change application background

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Hello..
when changing the "application background" color in draw does not change application background. when changing the "document background" color changes both the application background and the document background. this function works correctly in writer and incorrectly in draw

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Re: Application Background

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Sorry. There aren't too many volunteers coming to the Draw branch of this forum.
I do now and then. But reading your question I first of all find terms I don't know:
"application background"
"document background"
What's that? By which means (menu paths e.g.) did you set them?

Please don't expect helpers to like funny guessing.
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Re: Application Background

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Sure,

Tools -> Options -> Appearance -> application background & document background

this is a way to customize the appearance of openoffice. Document background should change the color of the page. IE black and the entire page would print black. Application background is the color of the area surrounding the page. If you modify these in writer, for instance. you can set the document background to "blue" and the application background to "red" to get a blue page surrounded by red application. However in writer, there seems to be a bug that when u set the "document background" the color also applies to the "application background." in other words, the application background setting does not control the application background color as it should. Instead, the document background setting controls both colors and the applicaiton background setting does nothing.
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Re: Application Background

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Tools -> Options -> Appearance -> application background & document background

this is a way to customize the appearance of openoffice. Document background should change the color of the page. IE black and the entire page would print black. Application background is the color of the area surrounding the page. If you modify these in writer, for instance. you can set the document background to "blue" and the application background to "red" to get a blue page surrounded by red application. However in writer, there seems to be a bug that when u set the "document background" the color also applies to the "application background." in other words, the application background setting does not control the application background color as it should. Instead, the document background setting controls both colors and the applicaiton background setting does nothing.
It works for me in my Libreoffice 7.4.7.

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Re: Application Background

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this is the first time someone suggested libre office to me. it sounds like its better all around. Thank YOU!
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Re: Option OpenOffice → Appearance does not change application background

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