SVN commit 533884 by zander:

Copy and use the unit that the user choose.
BUG: 126235


 M  +1 -0      kword/KWStartupWidget.cpp  
 M  +2 -0      lib/kofficeui/KoPageLayoutSize.h  


--- branches/koffice/1.5/koffice/kword/KWStartupWidget.cpp #533883:533884
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
     hf.ptFootNoteBodySpacing = 10.0;
     m_doc->setPageLayout( m_layout, m_columns, hf, false );
     m_doc->delayedRecalcFrames(1);
+    m_doc->setUnit(m_sizeWidget->unit());
 
     emit documentSelected();
 }
--- branches/koffice/1.5/koffice/lib/kofficeui/KoPageLayoutSize.h #533883:533884
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
      */
     void setColumns(KoColumns &columns);
 
+    KoUnit::Unit unit() { return m_unit; }
+
 public slots:
     /**
      * Set a new unit for the widget updating the widgets.

Thank you ThomasZ :)

however, your patch solves only the first part of the bug: the selected unit of measurement isn't saved in kwordrc and then I've to set it each time I restart kword...

Bye,
Emanuele T.

SVN commit 534153 by zander:

Use unit from config, not the hardcoded mm.
CCBUG:126235


 M  +2 -2      KWStartupWidget.cpp  


--- branches/koffice/1.5/koffice/kword/KWStartupWidget.cpp #534152:534153
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@
     setFocusProxy(m_createButton);
 
     QVBoxLayout *lay = new QVBoxLayout(m_sizeTab, KDialog::marginHint());
-    m_sizeWidget = new KoPageLayoutSize(m_sizeTab, m_layout, KoUnit::U_MM, m_columns , true, true);
+    m_sizeWidget = new KoPageLayoutSize(m_sizeTab, m_layout, m_doc->unit(), m_columns , true, true);
     lay->addWidget(m_sizeWidget);
 
     lay = new QVBoxLayout(m_columnsTab, KDialog::marginHint());
-    m_columnsWidget = new KoPageLayoutColumns(m_columnsTab, m_columns, KoUnit::U_MM, m_layout);
+    m_columnsWidget = new KoPageLayoutColumns(m_columnsTab, m_columns, m_doc->unit(), m_layout);
     lay->addWidget(m_columnsWidget);
 
     connect (m_columnsWidget, SIGNAL( propertyChange(KoColumns&)),

I didn't see you reopened, closing it again.