Description: The preset spacing "from left" is depending how you walk through alignment options Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open the attached file 2. Table -> Properties -> Table 3. If you select From Left 3,50 of center will be kept 4. Click Left radio button (Left spacing will be set to 0) 5. Click From Left again (Left spacing will be set to 0) 6. Click Radio Right 7. Click From left again (Left spacing will be set to 7) Actual Results: The Spacing at the left is depended on the order you select things Expected Results: The big question. Setting from Left should start at 0, and not inherent from Center. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: Version: 7.1.0.0.alpha0+ (x64) Build ID: d851a02df57ab378ed0cc6d9362516de09c3279c CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 6.3 Build 9600; UI render: default; VCL: win Locale: nl-NL (nl_NL); UI: en-US Calc: CL
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(In reply to Telesto from comment #0) > 3. If you select From Left 3,50 of center will be kept "From left" means starting from the left border with the given indent. > 4. Click Left radio button (Left spacing will be set to 0) "Left" means to place the table left-most. > 5. Click From Left again (Left spacing will be set to 0) Just press reset (admitted that alignment changes to center) or cancel the dialog. > 6. Click Radio Right Same as above. I think it's self-explanatory. And there is more help at https://help.libreoffice.org/6.4/en-US/text/swriter/01/05090100.html > Expected Results: The big question. Setting from Left should start at 0... Rather not, that's "Left". You may argue with left/right and indentation as known from paragraph properties but I don't see the benefit. Seems you are somewhat picky with the dialog.
@Mike Would love you're opinion. I personally think the alignment change should reset the spacing to zero in case from left (scope is bit large) 1. Click Align left: Set the table width to 12 2. Click from left (fine) 3. Click Right fine 4. Click From Left again. Wrong -> It uses setting from right. 5. Same issue when click center first an from left second 6. Manual has the same flaw as from left (except manual opts for center by default) I would assume from left behaves the same as if it was initially select. So 1. Set alignment from left 2. Set width to 12. Left 0 Right 5 CM
I like how it works presently. Choosing an alignment mode that defines fixed position of course sets that value; choosing a mode that allows tuning does its best to keep previously selected positioning. Anyway, it's just a matter of UX, and any reasonable mode may have its proponents and those who dislike that. UnCCing myself.
(In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #4) > Anyway, it's just a matter of UX, and any reasonable mode may have its > proponents and those who dislike that. UnCCing myself. There are always people who are unhappy with different solutions than known. Input from UX has been given, unCCing too (keeping the reopened ticket open).
So lets add Roman & Bodgan; and let those have the final say.. no point in having this open for ever.
Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open the attached file 2. Table -> Properties -> Table 3. If you select From Left 3,50 of center will be kept [I consider to be ok, it keeps an existing value here] 4. Click Left radio button (Left spacing will be set to 0) [I consider to be ok, Left should be always 0 on left] 5. Click From Left again (Left spacing will be set to 0) [I consider to be ok, it keeps an existing value here, in this case zero, it doesn't have a memory of previous number] 6. Click Radio Right [I consider to be ok, the page between margins have 17, the table 10, so the remaining space near table moves to the left, in this case] 7. Click From left again (Left spacing will be set to 7) [I consider to be ok, the page between margins have 17, the table 10, so the remaining space near table moves to the right now]