Bug 135725 - Chapter numbering cannot be compared
Summary: Chapter numbering cannot be compared
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.0.0.3 release
Hardware: All All
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: Heading-Numbering Document-Comparison
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Reported: 2020-08-13 16:01 UTC by Thomas Lendo
Modified: 2025-10-21 03:12 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Attachments
Test file 1 with chapter numbering (9.19 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2020-08-13 16:01 UTC, Thomas Lendo
Details
Test file 2 with chapter numbering (9.19 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2020-08-13 16:02 UTC, Thomas Lendo
Details

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Description Thomas Lendo 2020-08-13 16:01:40 UTC
Created attachment 164277 [details]
Test file 1 with chapter numbering

Comparing two Writer documents doesn't show different chapter numbering.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Open first attached document.
2. Click Edit > Track Changes > Compare Document ...
3. Select the second attached document.

Result:
Nothing happens.

Expected:
The different chapter numbering should be shown in the track changes dialog.



Other steps to reproduce with own files:
1. Create a new Writer document with a simple text.
2. Assign Heading 1 to the text.
3. Open Tools > Chapter Numbering with tab Numbering.
4. Assign a chapter numbering to Heading 1 with "Number: 1, 2, 3, ..." and "Start at: 1".
5. Save the file.
6. Create a second Writer document with the same content as in steps 1-5 above
   but with "Start at: 2" in the chapter numbering dialog.
7. Close both.
8. Open the first file.
9. Click Edit > Track Changes > Compare Document ...
10. Select the second attached document.
Comment 1 Thomas Lendo 2020-08-13 16:02:03 UTC
Created attachment 164278 [details]
Test file 2 with chapter numbering
Comment 2 Dieter 2020-08-17 14:08:54 UTC
I confirm it with

Version: 7.0.0.3 (x64)
Build ID: 8061b3e9204bef6b321a21033174034a5e2ea88e
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19041; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI: en-GB
Calc: threaded

I'm not sure if this is a bug or a natural limitation of document comparison. 'but in this case I would expect some informations about it in LO-Help: https://help.libreoffice.org/7.0/en-GB/text/shared/guide/redlining_doccompare.html?&DbPAR=WRITER&System=WIN

So I change status to NEW (at least for the documentation issue)
Comment 3 BogdanB 2021-07-27 05:00:34 UTC
Retested. The same in Version: 7.3.0.0.alpha0+ / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 612d5b1a04fe022a34018d901bb9b052791d54e5
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 5.8; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: ro-RO (ro_RO.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 4 Sophie Sipasseuth 2023-07-04 09:21:18 UTC
Repro

Version: 7.4.0.0.alpha1+ (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: c94961c6869c34b3874d21cfaa5ec1488609acfe
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19045; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR); UI: en-US
Calc: CL

Version: 7.5.0.1.0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: ced8585bcb92aa58ca3e24197ff38fb82cc8a703
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19045; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR); UI: en-US
Calc: CL threaded

Version: 7.6.0.0.beta1+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 1b5cee822e0bc15ddbdfc86926678ca35ab3e082
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19045; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR); UI: en-US
Calc: CL threaded
Comment 5 QA Administrators 2025-10-21 03:12:29 UTC
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