Description: When I create a list and put a style of List1 to the list the bullets shown are normal and well formated. I can save the document, as default docx, and continue finely until the document closed. However when I close document and reopen the document the bullets appear fatter/thicker and when I check their style & formatting it is changed from List1 to WWNum1 or WWNum2 or...WWNumx. I am using following version of Liber office Version: 6.0.1.1 Build ID: 60bfb1526849283ce2491346ed2aa51c465abfe6 CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 4.13; UI render: default; VCL: gtk2; Locale: en-AU (en_AU.UTF-8); Calc: group The OS I am using is Ubuntu 17.10 Steps to Reproduce: 1. The Writer default save should be set to docx format 2. Create a new Writer document 3. enter a list of words in consecutive lines 4. Select the Dropdown of Styles 5. Open More Styles Go to the list Styles 6. Select List1 7. Save the document as docx( default set as docx) 8. Close the document 9. Reopen Document to see the bullets changed to fatter bullets and when you check the Styles & Formatting > List Styles the style shows "WWNumx" style where x can be 1, 2 ....n Actual Results: Reopen Document to see the bullets changed to fatter bullets and when you check the Styles & Formatting > List Styles the style shows "WWNumx" style where x can be 1, 2 ....n Expected Results: The List1 formatting should be retained Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: Yes OpenGL enabled: Yes Additional Info: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:58.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/58.0
Created attachment 140317 [details] Shows a sample document with the issus
I could reproduce it with Version: 6.1.0.0.alpha0+ (x64) Build ID: d64ce643275e0b2b0dea9e532fc261391dc8793c CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0; UI render: GL; TinderBox: Win-x86_64@42, Branch:master, Time: 2018-03-01_03:24:30 Locale: de-DE (de_DE); Calc: CL List1 changed to WWNum1 after saving as docx and reopening Also in Version: 5.4.5.1 (x64) Build-ID: 79c9829dd5d8054ec39a82dc51cd9eff340dbee8 CPU-Threads: 4; BS: Windows 6.19; UI-Render: Standard; Gebietsschema: de-DE (de_DE); Calc: group
AFAIK, this is NotOurBug: https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/36453/why-are-my-list-styles-renamed-as-wwnumn-when-converting-from-odt-to-docx/
(In reply to jondo201010 from comment #0) > Description: > When I create a list and put a style of List1 to the list the bullets shown > are normal and well formated. I can save the document, as default docx, and > continue finely until the document closed. > However when I close document and reopen the document the bullets appear > fatter/thicker and when I check their style & formatting it is changed from > List1 to WWNum1 or WWNum2 or...WWNumx. > > I am using following version of Liber office > Version: 6.0.1.1 > Build ID: 60bfb1526849283ce2491346ed2aa51c465abfe6 > CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 4.13; UI render: default; VCL: gtk2; > Locale: en-AU (en_AU.UTF-8); Calc: group > > The OS I am using is Ubuntu 17.10 > > > > > Steps to Reproduce: > 1. The Writer default save should be set to docx format > 2. Create a new Writer document > 3. enter a list of words in consecutive lines > 4. Select the Dropdown of Styles > 5. Open More Styles Go to the list Styles > 6. Select List1 > 7. Save the document as docx( default set as docx) > 8. Close the document > 9. Reopen Document to see the bullets changed to fatter bullets and when you > check the Styles & Formatting > List Styles the style shows "WWNumx" style > where x can be 1, 2 ....n > > Actual Results: > Reopen Document to see the bullets changed to fatter bullets and when you > check the Styles & Formatting > List Styles the style shows "WWNumx" style > where x can be 1, 2 ....n > > Expected Results: > The List1 formatting should be retained > > > Reproducible: Always > > > User Profile Reset: Yes > > > OpenGL enabled: Yes > > Additional Info: > > > User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:58.0) Gecko/20100101 > Firefox/58.0 This looks like a classic DOCX compatibility issue between LibreOffice Writer and Microsoft Word list styles. When saving to DOCX, LibreOffice often maps its native list styles (like List1) to Word-specific numbering styles (WWNum1, WWNum2, etc.) on reopen, which explains the thicker bullets and style substitution. Unfortunately, this behavior is reproducible in older LibreOffice versions and is tied to how Word handles list definitions internally. A practical workaround is to save documents in ODT format while editing, or manually redefine list styles after reopening DOCX files. For deeper insights into document formatting quirks and cross-platform compatibility issues, resources like https://nyweeklyinfo.co.uk/ often publish useful tech-related discussions and updates.
(In reply to jondo201010 from comment #0) > Description: > When I create a list and put a style of List1 to the list the bullets shown > are normal and well formated. I can save the document, as default docx, and > continue finely until the document closed. > However when I close document and reopen the document the bullets appear > fatter/thicker and when I check their style & formatting it is changed from > List1 to WWNum1 or WWNum2 or...WWNumx. > > I am using following version of Liber office > Version: 6.0.1.1 > Build ID: 60bfb1526849283ce2491346ed2aa51c465abfe6 > CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 4.13; UI render: default; VCL: gtk2; > Locale: en-AU (en_AU.UTF-8); Calc: group > > The OS I am using is Ubuntu 17.10 > > > > > Steps to Reproduce: > 1. The Writer default save should be set to docx format > 2. Create a new Writer document > 3. enter a list of words in consecutive lines > 4. Select the Dropdown of Styles > 5. Open More Styles Go to the list Styles > 6. Select List1 > 7. Save the document as docx( default set as docx) > 8. Close the document > 9. Reopen Document to see the bullets changed to fatter bullets and when you > check the Styles & Formatting > List Styles the style shows "WWNumx" style > where x can be 1, 2 ....n > > Actual Results: > Reopen Document to see the bullets changed to fatter bullets and when you > check the Styles & Formatting > List Styles the style shows "WWNumx" style > where x can be 1, 2 ....n > > Expected Results: > The List1 formatting should be retained > > > Reproducible: Always > > > User Profile Reset: Yes > > > OpenGL enabled: Yes > > Additional Info: > > > User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:58.0) Gecko/20100101 > Firefox/58.0 This sounds like a DOCX compatibility issue where LibreOffice maps its native list styles to Word-specific styles (WWNumx) on reload. Since List1 formatting is not being preserved after reopening, it suggests a style-translation problem during DOCX import/export. Consistency in formatting is crucial—much like in digital https://techbunch.org/ layouts—where even small visual changes can alter the intended presentation. Hopefully this can be addressed to ensure native list styles remain intact across saves.