John O said:
No bug here...measurement units is a system setting, not an application
setting. Some apps might have their own measurement settings (DTP comes to
mind) but most rely on the system. See Michael's response...
-John O
First of all this is bad design, since, indipendently from my system
settings I must be able to set the ruler of a document to the units I need
for that specific document. MS developers have probably little understanding
of internationalization aspects, since they created links between word
styles, current keyboard, and local settings that are absolutely useless.
Outside USA, for example, in Europe, it is very common that I write a
presentation in English on an Italian keyboard with Swiss system settings
but using an inch-based ruler and letter size layout, to be sent to a
collegue in California.
PLEASE, LET US TO CONTROL OUR SYSTEM AND APPLICATIONS, NOT VICE VERSA!
Last, but not least, I have Italian settings now on a Windows XP Pro
English, but still ruler is in inches!
Dario de Judicibus