> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 04:06:03PM +0100, Maciej Jaros wrote:
> > > Chris G (2010-12-29 14:17):
> > > >>>It took me a while to realise that the solid blue lines
> *were* the
> > Page
> > > >>>Breaks and that I could remove them using the Preferences
> settings.
> > > >>>That's good as I find them distracting because they sit very
> close
> > > >>>to some of the major grid lines on my system.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>However I also don't understand what they're for, they don't
> appear
> > to
> > > >>>indicate actual paper size blocks on the diagram, on my
> system they
> > seem
> > > >>>to be just over 15cm wide (hence the blue line is very close
> to the
> > 15cm
> > > >>>grid line) and 24cm high. The default paper size on my
> system is
> > A4 so
> > > >>>those dimensions are nothing like the paper size.
> > > >>Page Break lines indicate where will the page end if you will
> print
> > > >>your diagram. You can change settings in Page Setup.
> > > >>
> > > >Yes, but that's the issue/problem. In Page Setup it says I'm
> using
> > A4
> > > >paper which is 21cm x 29.7cm but the page breaks are marked on
> my
> > > >diagram at 15cm x 24cm. The margins aren't *that* wide! :-)
> > >
> > > Sorry, but I would suggest you use a calculator.
> > >
> > I'm not *quite* that silly (not to do the sums first I mean).
> >
> > The blue lines on my on screen diagram show 'pages' 15.4 x 24.0
> cm.
> >
> > Page Setup shows:-
> > Paper Size - A4 - 21 x 29.7cm
> > Top margin - 14.35mm
> > Bottom margin 14.35mm
> > Left margin 10.00mm
> > Right margin 10.00mm
> >
> > Now my simple arithmetic says that 15.4cm + 10.00mm + 10.00mm is
> 17.4cm,
> > quite a lot less than A4's 21cm wide. Similarly the height is
> 24cm +
> > 14.35mm + 14.35mm which is a less than A4's 29.7cm high.
> >
> > The page breaks are NOT the paper size - they are the paper size
> minus the
> > margins you have set.
> >
> **EXACTLY** !!!!!!!
>
> Paper size - 21cm wide
> Margins - 1cm each side
>
> Therefore printable area (as should be shown by the page breaks) is 21cm
> minus 2cm which is 19cm. The page breaks I'm seeing in dia are close to
> 15cm. I.e. "paper size minus the margins you have set" *isn't* what I'm
> seeing.
>
--
Chris Green
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