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List:       kde-pim
Subject:    Re: More Korganizer printing (bug 7934)
From:       Larry Wright <larry.tami () gte ! net>
Date:       2001-06-25 17:40:56
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On Monday 25 June 2001 09:29 am, Cornelius Schumacher wrote:

> > 2. Don't handle sub-tasks after a certain depth(2 or 3). Probably not a
> > possibility.
>
> If the depth is a bit higher than 2 or 3 (maybe 10), I would think that
> this would be the best solution. I don't think anybody uses such deep
> nesting anyway, because it also does not make much sense on the screen.

My thought as well, but even after 3 levels, it will start to look strange. I 
think the best thing to do here is force the layout to landscape. Almost like 
a gantt chart.

> > 3. Don't indent, but use a bold font to denote the parent task. This
> > would work, but I'm not sure how it will look with three or four levels
> > of tasks.
> If you have only one level of nesting and you use the first level more or
> less only as headings not as actual todos, this could make nice printed
> checklists. Perhaps it would also make sense to add print out the empty
> checkbox, so you check it with a pencil on the paper.

This is a great idea, I'll take a look at this later.

> However, the best thing would be to have some configurability for the
> printing, so that you can adapt the format to your personal preferences,
> but tha's something which needs a bit more time and there might be things
> with higher priority.

I would agree. I think the whole printing engine could use some work.

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