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[Solved] Pica as measurement unit is recalculated to chains
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:22 pm
by CannedMan
I prefer to work in picas, as it is a typographical unit which relates to everything else when typesetting. However, for most settings, LO (and as far as I can remember, AOO as well) changes this to ‘chains’ or ‘lines’ in most windows. Font size is of course displayed in points (as expected), but anywhere else where I would expect to see picas, this mysterious unit ‘chains’ (and sometimes ‘lines’) shows up. What is it and how can I get rid of it?
- Settings
- Picas swapped for chains and lines
Re: Pica as measurement unit is recalculated to chains.
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 11:54 pm
by JeJe
Re: Pica as measurement unit is recalculated to chains.
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:04 am
by Bill
I don't see this in LO 6.3.6.2 or AOO 4.1.7. I do see it in LO 6.4.4.2. However, there may be a translation error in your version. The units probably should be "characters" and "lines", not "chains" and "lines". The English version of LO 6.4.4.2 shows "ch" and "line" on the Paragraph dialog. There is an option Tools > Options > LibreOffice Writer > General > Settings > "Enable char unit" that controls the units. When this option is disabled, the "ch" and "lines" units on the Paragraph dialog change back to "pc".
"Chain" is a unit used in land measurement. It is 66 feet.
Re: Pica as measurement unit is recalculated to chains.
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2020 7:53 pm
by CannedMan
Bill wrote:I don't see this in LO 6.3.6.2 or AOO 4.1.7. I do see it in LO 6.4.4.2. However, there may be a translation error in your version. The units probably should be "characters" and "lines", not "chains" and "lines". The English version of LO 6.4.4.2 shows "ch" and "line" on the Paragraph dialog. There is an option Tools > Options > LibreOffice Writer > General > Settings > "Enable char unit" that controls the units. When this option is disabled, the "ch" and "lines" units on the Paragraph dialog change back to "pc".
Cheers, mate! That solved the issue; I’d have never thought of it.
Bill wrote:"Chain" is a unit used in land measurement. It is 66 feet.
Yeah, and 1 acre is 1 chain (22 yards) by 1 furlong (which is 10 chains = 220 yards). It makes sense from a practical point of view (but most people forget that that’s where those measurements came from).
Re: [Solved] Pica as measurement unit is recalculated to chains
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:11 pm
by CannedMan
I do not know whether there have been any relevant changes made to the latest editions of Writer/LibreOffice, but this solution unfortunately no longer works.
Re: [Solved] Pica as measurement unit is recalculated to chains
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:55 pm
by cwolan
It seems to work with version 7.3.7.2
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Re: [Solved] Pica as measurement unit is recalculated to chains
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:55 pm
by Bill
Re: [Solved] Pica as measurement unit is recalculated to chains
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2023 3:27 pm
by CannedMan
@Bill I take it from the above that I will have to disable Asian support to get rid of the bug then.