Subject: Re: commit: Complete Dom's page colour work.
From: Randy Kramer (rhkramer@fast.net)
Date: Sun Mar 25 2001 - 09:13:41 CST
Just another tidbit about Word 97:
1. The combo box let's you select a colored background or a graphic.
2. Below the combo box is a checkbox "Background first page only". It
is grayed out while None is selected, and defaults to not checked when a
background graphic is selected.
BTW:
1. The background files are apparently .bmp files. (I don't know if
there are any options.)
2. I don't see (in this dialog for printing) an easy way to select a
plain colored background -- maybe you have to create a .bmp which is
just a single color.
3. On the same dialog there is a combo box to print a "stamp" (like,
DRAFT, CONFIDENTIAL, etc.). There are also other things which I am not
describing, like buttons to call up dialogs to define the stamp or
background.
I'll try to drop this subject now, unless someone asks a question.
Randy Kramer
Randy Kramer wrote:
>
> I just looked at the help related to Format | Background --
> help explains:
>
> <quote>
> Add a background color or texture to a Web page or Word document
>
> Word displays backgrounds that you add with the Background command on
> the Format menu in online layout view only. These backgrounds aren't
> designed for printed documents.
> </quote>
>
> Randy Kramer (Not researching thoroughly.)
>
> Randy Kramer wrote:
> >
> > I just checked Word 97 (I bet you didn't expect me to do that ;-) -- the
> > "control" that I found under File | Print | Properties |
> > Stamp/Background | Background is a combo box, with one of the choices
> > being "None", which is what I think is meant by "White background".
> >
> > Aside: The Properties choice brings up a menu that may be printer
> > specific. In this case my printer is a BJC-3000.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > Randy Kramer
> >
> > Vlad Harchev wrote:
> > >
> > > On Sun, 25 Mar 2001, Martin Sevior wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, 25 Mar 2001, Vlad Harchev wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hmm, I thought the work that was committed was intended for printing, or at
> > > > > least exporting to other formats (html, .doc, .rtf) and is per-document
> > > > > attribute.
> > > >
> > > > Yes indeed it is. However exporting to those other formats is not
> > > > implemented yet.
> > >
> > > Yes, but support for other formats will be implemented in the future I hope.
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyway page color for display should be persistent preference, not
> > > > > per-document attibute (obviously I don't want to set page color for each
> > > > > document I open manually).
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ah I misunderstood. This departs a bit from the WYSISWYG framework.
> > > > However you ask for something could be rather easily implemented by
> > > > interpreting the default color setting "transparent" from White to
> > > > whatever the color the user requests. Upon printing "transperent" would be
> > > > white again. I can see that this behaviour could easily be confusing
> > > > though. The user might think they have a blue background in their doc when
> > > > in fact it's just a different setting for "transparent".
> > >
> > > It's a bad excuse for not implementing this feature. :)
> > >
> > > Hmm, we can make this preference defaulting to white, so unless user
> > > explicitly changed it, the background will be white. But if they changed it
> > > explicitly - they have to blame theirseves.
> > >
> > > > > As for "Always Print White Background" setting - yes, this is a must too IMO.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > I agree. I think perhaps it should be a checked item in the print dialog.
> > >
> > > Yes, I also think default should be "on" for it.
> > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > > Martin
> > > >
> > > > PS. I've got to fix printing now. It doesn't work with the new page
> > > > colours.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > -Vlad
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