Bug 127054 - Whitespace is not Hidden if Column Breaks are Used
Summary: Whitespace is not Hidden if Column Breaks are Used
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
5.1 all versions
Hardware: All All
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: Page-Layout-Columns Show/Hide-Whitespace
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Reported: 2019-08-20 13:03 UTC by Harald Koester
Modified: 2024-01-04 11:26 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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sample document after first 6 steps from comment 0 (10.88 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2024-01-02 10:34 UTC, Dieter
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Screenshot (35.36 KB, image/png)
2024-01-04 11:26 UTC, Heiko Tietze
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Description Harald Koester 2019-08-20 13:03:50 UTC
This report is a follow-up of bug 118719. Only one issue of bug 118719 has been solved there. 

In order to reproduce the bug:

[1] Create new text document.
[2] Format pages with 2 columns: Format > Page… > Columns > …
[3] Insert a bit of text.
[4] Insert manual column break: Insert > More Breaks > Insert Column Break
[5] Insert a bit of text in second column
[6] Insert another column break.
[7] Hide whitespace with menu: View > Hide Whitespace. Now the working area of Page 1 is completely displayed. Top and bottom areas are not displayed. Expected: Only first line of page 1 should be displayed. This would be equivalent, if you use page breaks.

The function Hide Whitespace was introduced in version 5.1.0. This bug also exists since this version.
Comment 1 Dieter 2019-08-20 15:51:01 UTC
I copnfirm the behaviour with

Version: 6.4.0.0.alpha0+ (x64)
Build ID: 3e64065612acec2eb29aa21e2b515953422256d7
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0; UI render: GL; VCL: win; 
TinderBox: Win-x86_64@62-TDF, Branch:master, Time: 2019-08-15_22:57:26
Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 2 Dieter 2021-07-06 11:26:17 UTC
Still present in

Version: 7.1.5.1 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 2ca94649fd6dbdcab938c55c28b6a950a9634a34
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19043; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI: en-GB
Calc: CL
Comment 3 QA Administrators 2023-12-20 03:12:47 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 4 Dieter 2023-12-31 16:08:50 UTC
Still same behaviour in

Version: 7.6.4.1 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: e19e193f88cd6c0525a17fb7a176ed8e6a3e2aa1
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19045; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI: en-GB
Calc: CL threaded

but I'm not sure anymore, that it is a bug

Area of the column is displayed althoug most of the column is empty (same with empty table with a height of 20 cm)

So from now i would say NAB, but let's hear optinion from the design-team.
Comment 5 Heiko Tietze 2024-01-02 10:22:41 UTC
Please add an example document.
Comment 6 Dieter 2024-01-02 10:34:19 UTC
Created attachment 191692 [details]
sample document after first 6 steps from comment 0

Steps:
1. Open attachment
2. Hide whitespace
Comment 7 Heiko Tietze 2024-01-02 10:47:03 UTC
(In reply to Harald Koester from comment #0)
> [7] Hide whitespace.... Top and bottom areas are not displayed.

> Expected: Only first line of page 1 should be displayed. This would be
> equivalent, if you use page breaks.

I don't fully understand what the expectation is. "First paragraph" and "Third paragraph" on p1 and 2./4. on p2? The layout fits well IMO when you switch to one column.
Comment 8 Dieter 2024-01-04 08:12:30 UTC
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #7)
> I don't fully understand what the expectation is. "First paragraph" and
> "Third paragraph" on p1 and 2./4. on p2? The layout fits well IMO when you
> switch to one column.

No, as far as I understand original report expectation is, that "whitespace" below the written text is not displayed (although it is part of the columns). for me actual behaviour is the expected behaviour.
Comment 9 Heiko Tietze 2024-01-04 11:26:02 UTC
Created attachment 191755 [details]
Screenshot

If the next page contains text you get a lot white space with columns. I agree with the issue.