Suggestion to distinguish between "Split Pages" and "Split Pages by Guide Lines" dialogs

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Suggestion to distinguish between "Split Pages" and "Split Pages by Guide Lines" dialogs

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Hello all,

When executing the "Split Pages" command and the "Split Pages by Guide Lines" command, both open a dialog titled "Split Pages." Despite these being distinct features, the identical titles make it impossible to distinguish between them, which causes confusion when referring to these dialogs in the forums or support.

Furthermore, the dialog for "Split Pages by Guide Lines" contains no mention of the keyword "Guide Lines." Without context, it is difficult for users to understand the specific purpose of the dialog.

Additionally, even if translators want to assign unique names to these dialogs for different languages, it is currently impossible because both share the same ID (DlgSplitPages).

In summary, there might be room for improvement in the dialog titles from the perspectives of ease of discussion within the community, clarity for users, and flexibility for localization.

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Re: Suggestion to distinguish between "Split Pages" and "Split Pages by Guide Lines" dialogs

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Hello, rakunavi

Thank you for the suggestion - I have passed this along for review.

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Re: Suggestion to distinguish between "Split Pages" and "Split Pages by Guide Lines" dialogs

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Hello Daniel, thank you for contacting developers.

A dialog title is also used for the Undo history. Therefore, if "Split Pages" and "Split Pages by Guide Lines" features have the same title, it becomes difficult to distinguish between them. It's a minor point, but since I noticed it, I added this note.

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Re: Suggestion to distinguish between "Split Pages" and "Split Pages by Guide Lines" dialogs

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Hi Rakunavi - that's true, thanks for the additional information - this is definitely something that could be improved and hopefully the development team will resolve it soon.

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