Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-openoffice-dev-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-openoffice-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A1FCE10A07 for ; Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:35:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 66330 invoked by uid 500); 30 Jul 2013 09:35:47 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-openoffice-dev-archive@openoffice.apache.org Received: (qmail 65963 invoked by uid 500); 30 Jul 2013 09:35:47 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@openoffice.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: dev@openoffice.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list dev@openoffice.apache.org Delivered-To: moderator for dev@openoffice.apache.org Received: (qmail 30815 invoked by uid 99); 30 Jul 2013 09:18:34 -0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.8 required=5.0 tests=HTML_IMAGE_RATIO_04,HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: error (athena.apache.org: local policy) Message-ID: <1ED1F285B4E546F589ABE20A8851D716@davidd19302c62> From: To: Subject: A suggestion for feature of spread-sheets Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:16:16 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="multipart/alternative"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01CE8D0D.D3EDEE80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-Originating-smarthost01a-IP: [82.69.108.89] X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01CE8D0D.D3EDEE80 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0006_01CE8D0D.D3EDEE80" ------=_NextPart_001_0006_01CE8D0D.D3EDEE80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 30 July 2013 Dear people at Open Office, I will try and keep this simple, I have a suggestion for a feature for = your spreadsheet package. (I have no idea which email to send my = suggestion to, so I am sending it here, Please pass it on to the correct = department).=20 This is for a planning function, All it requires is the ability to = rotate a spreadsheet about 30-60 degrees counter-clockwise. Perhaps you are familiar with Gantt charts as a planning aid. Below is = one I copied from the internet, (=A9 Ralph Lengler & Martin J. Eppler). = You will notice that there is a lot of wasted space in the top-right and = bottom-left corners. rotating it would just make it easier to print out = and display. to show what I mean, I did the following... (using Coreldraw, sorry, I = am not prepared to spend days learning the open-office drawing package, = just to draw one diagram). The chart above describes a set project with a decisive start and = finish. The system would have more use where planning is required for a = continuous process, (the number of 'items' stretches indefinitely,) Perhaps it may be easier to achieve the same, by extending the print = function, by selecting the relevant cells, rotating them to a suitable = angle then printing (or displaying). As i said, just a suggestion. regards Dave Patel. ------=_NextPart_001_0006_01CE8D0D.D3EDEE80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

30 July 2013

Dear=20 people at Open Office,

I will try=20 and keep this simple, I have a suggestion for a feature for your = spreadsheet=20 package. (I have no idea which email to send my suggestion to, so I am = sending=20 it here, Please pass it on to the correct department).

This is=20 for a planning function, All it requires is the ability to rotate a = spreadsheet=20 about 30-60 degrees counter-clockwise.

Perhaps=20 you are familiar with Gantt charts as a planning aid. Below is one I = copied from=20 the internet, (=A9 Ralph Lengler & Martin J. Eppler). You will = notice that=20 there is a lot of wasted space in the top-right and bottom-left corners. = rotating it would just make it easier to print out and = display.

to show=20 what I mean, I did the following... (using Coreldraw, sorry, I am not = prepared=20 to spend days learning the open-office drawing package, just to draw one = diagram).

The chart=20 above describes a set project with a decisive start and finish. The = system would=20 have more use where planning is required for a continuous process, (the = number=20 of 'items' stretches indefinitely,)

Perhaps it=20 may be easier to achieve the same, by extending the print function, by = selecting=20 the relevant cells, rotating them to a suitable angle then printing (or=20 displaying).

As i said,=20 just a suggestion.

regards=20 Dave Patel.

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