Bug 113069 - Outline numbering could be continuous and hierarchical-independent
Summary: Outline numbering could be continuous and hierarchical-independent
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
6.0.0.0.alpha0+
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
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Reported: 2017-10-12 14:31 UTC by Jocelyn
Modified: 2017-10-12 15:56 UTC (History)
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Example of Outline Numbering (17.42 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2017-10-12 15:56 UTC, Laurent Balland 		Details
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Description Jocelyn 2017-10-12 14:31:22 UTC 
It would be nice to be able to have a numbering system which allows this kind of numbering :

Part 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3

Part 2
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6

As for now, using the numbering chapter window, only two choices are available :

Part 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3

Part 2
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3

or this 

Part 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4

Part 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7

The first numbering system I describe is really useful for PhD students, at least  those coming from the humanities.
Comment 1 Jean-Baptiste Faure 2017-10-12 14:44:19 UTC 
Valid enhancement request -> set to NEW.

Best regards. JBF
Comment 2 Laurent Balland 2017-10-12 15:54:06 UTC 
Hi,
If I understand well your requirements, it is already possible to get such feature.
1. Numbering Heading 1 and Heading 3 as usual with Tools > Outline Numbering
2. Create a new style inherited from Heading 2 (lets call it Heading2bis)
3. Modify style Heading2bis: Outline&Numbering:
  - Outline Level = Level 2
  - Numbering style: Numbering 1
4. Modify List style Numbering 1 to look like you want

If you consider that it not exactly what you are looking for, fell free to reopen this report, set its status back to NEW
Comment 3 Laurent Balland 2017-10-12 15:56:57 UTC 
Created attachment 136935 [details]
Example of Outline Numbering

If there are different Heading 2 in the same Heading 1, your Headings 3 will also continue their numbering through Heading. You then need to toggle Restart numbering.