Bug 117733 - no separator in multi-column (2 +) and column width not retained/stored
Summary: no separator in multi-column (2 +) and column width not retained/stored
Status: RESOLVED INSUFFICIENTDATA
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
6.0.3.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Windows (All)
: medium normal
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Reported: 2018-05-21 22:35 UTC by rcdorner
Modified: 2019-03-21 11:25 UTC (History)
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column formatting & line bug as described in 1), 2) & 3) (145.46 KB, image/jpeg)
2018-05-21 22:35 UTC, rcdorner
Details
3 column document create/saved & reopened in MS Word (47.41 KB, application/msword)
2018-06-18 19:52 UTC, rcdorner
Details
3 column document orig created in MS Word saved as RTF in LO writer (7.22 KB, application/msword)
2018-06-18 19:54 UTC, rcdorner
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Description rcdorner 2018-05-21 22:35:05 UTC
Created attachment 142237 [details]
column formatting & line bug as described in 1), 2) & 3)

1) no vertical separator line in multicolumn (2 or more) document.
line choice not available.
2)reopening column choice defaults to symmetrical columns

1)do this:
click "format".
click "page".
select "columns" tab.
select a two or more column document page.

under separator line style is: -none-
no other line style available
all other fields (Width, height, position and color) are grayed out

2)try this: (like my document)
select:
1st column: 1.2 inch wide
2nd column: 4.53 inch wide
3rd column: 1.2 inch wide
spacing between 1st and 2nd  to 0.15 inch
spacing between 2nd and 3rd  to 0.15 inch
apply or okay

3) Now reopen as in 1)
column width (in my case) defaults to all column being 2.31 inch wide!
Comment 1 Buovjaga 2018-06-18 16:30:40 UTC
Both issues not reproducible for me. Note that you should report 1 issue per report.

Please test with latest master https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/master/Win-x86_64@42/current/

Set to NEEDINFO.
Change back to UNCONFIRMED, if the problem persists. Change to RESOLVED WORKSFORME, if the problem went away.
Comment 2 rcdorner 2018-06-18 18:01:37 UTC
The problems are tightly associated
Comment 3 Buovjaga 2018-06-18 18:16:12 UTC
(In reply to rcdorner from comment #2)
> The problems are tightly associated

You know this from examining the source code?

Still waiting for your test result against a master build.
Comment 4 rcdorner 2018-06-18 18:59:44 UTC
Same problem in version 6.0.4.2

As for code related or not, I care about what I have [Created] on the screen what I don't have after saving it and reopening it.

Just like I Turn the key in the car and expect the engine to start I don't care about the inner workings of the engine!

The fact is that if you formatted a page with columns and save it off in RTF format and reopen it again it has thrown out or not saved all the Column formatting.

From all the word processing apps I have used over the decades none of them ever had that problem!

If I created 3column document in MS word and save it as RTF and reopen it in MS word it retains that formatting.

If I created 3 column document in MS word save it off as RTF and reopen it in libre office writer I have the 3 columns formatting.

If I created 3 column document in libre office writer and save it as RTF and open it in libre office writer, the evidence is clear liberty office writer did not retain the column formatting in RTF format!
Comment 5 rcdorner 2018-06-18 19:52:35 UTC
Created attachment 142883 [details]
3 column document create/saved & reopened in MS Word
Comment 6 rcdorner 2018-06-18 19:54:30 UTC
Created attachment 142884 [details]
3 column document orig created in MS Word saved as RTF in LO writer

No more columns but now three pages!
Comment 7 rcdorner 2018-06-18 19:55:38 UTC
Comment on attachment 142237 [details]
column formatting & line bug as described in 1), 2) & 3)

Same problem in 6.0.4.2
Comment 8 Buovjaga 2018-06-18 19:57:27 UTC
(In reply to rcdorner from comment #4)
> Same problem in version 6.0.4.2

Did you download and install https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/master/Win-x86_64@42/current/libo-master64~2018-06-18_03.17.36_LibreOfficeDev_6.2.0.0.alpha0_Win_x64.msi ?
Comment 10 Buovjaga 2018-06-23 07:13:51 UTC
(In reply to rcdorner from comment #9)
> Provided Link: 
> https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/master/Win-x86_64@42/current/libo-
> master64~2018-06-18_03.17.36_LibreOfficeDev_6.2.0.0.alpha0_Win_x64.msi
> 
> Returns:
> 404 Not Found
> nginx/1.10.3

Then pick the current one from https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/master/Win-x86_64@42/current/
Comment 11 QA Administrators 2019-01-11 15:22:16 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 12 QA Administrators 2019-03-21 11:25:39 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

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