When I try to insert an alphabetical index and specify 2 columns, that choice is ignored, and the index is generated with only 1 column. Then I can edit the index and again specify 2 columns, and then the index is regenerated with 2 columns. It would be so much faster and simpler to generate it with 2 columns to begin with.
Working. See the video. You just need to go to the Columns TAB and choose 2 columns. Tested in Version: 7.0.1.2 Build ID: 7cbcfc562f6eb6708b5ff7d7397325de9e764452 CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 5.4; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-US (ro_RO.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded Please ask me if it is ok now...
Created attachment 165434 [details] video
Just tried it in version 7.1.1.1. It let me choose 2 columns and specify a 0.1 inch gap between them, and then it created the index with only one column. (This is an Alphabetical index, by the way, using a concordance file.) So then I edited the resulting single-column index and again specified 2 columns with a 0.1 inch gap, and this time it generated the index with two columns.
[Automated Action] NeedInfo-To-Unconfirmed
Hello David, a new major release of LibreOffice is available since this bug was reported. Could you please try to reproduce it with the latest version of LibreOffice from https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/ ? I have set the bug's status to 'NEEDINFO'. Please change it back to 'UNCONFIRMED' if the bug is still present in the latest version.
Yes, the bug is still present in the latest version, 7.3.
I confirm the behaviour, but I'm also not very experienced with alphabetical index, so perhaps I made a mistake. Bogdan, I can't open your video from comment 2 to check this.
Created attachment 178360 [details] video of the index in columns working well The first video was not ok. I upload a new video. You can see I am playing in the video with 2 or 3 columns and everything is ok wven after update.
Created attachment 178361 [details] demo document The file used in the video
(In reply to BogdanB from comment #9) > Created attachment 178361 [details] > demo document > > The file used in the video Thank you for the file, Bogdan. It works for me now. I've also tested following steps: 1. Open an empty document 2. insert alphabetical index with two columns 3. Copy and paste text from attachment 178361 [details] 4. Update index Result: Index with two columns => David, does these informations solve your problem? If not, please give precise steps to reproduce. => Needinfo
No, it does not solve my problem. I have a master document containing linked subdocuments, and I have a concordance file of almost 4000 significant words that I want to include in an index at the end of the book. So I go to the end of the book and insert an alphabetical index, specifying 2 columns with a small gap between them, and select the concordance file. After several minutes pass (the book is over 300 pages) the index appears with only one column. Then I have to edit the index and again specify 2 columns, and regenerate the index. Then several more minutes pass and the index appears with 2 columns. Having to generate such indexes twice for each master document is a bit tedious, but I can live with it. LibreOffice is an amazing application and I am very thankful that it works as well as it does. It's my principle tool as a writer/editor, which I've been using for the past 15 years since I abandoned the Microsoft world. I appreciate the labors of all who continue to develop it.
(In reply to David Burleigh from comment #11) > No, it does not solve my problem. I have a master document containing linked > subdocuments, and I have a concordance file of almost 4000 significant words > that I want to include in an index at the end of the book. Wasn't clear, that your report is about master document and subdocuments. Could you plase provide a short sample document, so we're able to reproduce the problem. => NEEDINFO
Created attachment 178726 [details] Example of failure to make 2-column index
Ok, I will upload a simple example (example.zip). Here are the steps to show the bug: 1) Open "example.odm 2) Click "Yes" to update links 3) Go to the end of the master document 4) Right-click on "blank.odt" in the Navigator pane and select "Insert index" 5) Choose "Alphabetical Index" from the Type menu 6) Click the "Concordance file" check box 7) Choose "Open" from the File menu 8) Select "words.sdi" 9) Click the "Columns" tab 10) Click the two-column icon 11) Click "Ok" to generate the index (it will have only one column) 12) Right-click within the index and choose "Edit index" 13) Click the two-column icon 14) Click "Ok" to re-generate the index (it will have two columns)
Reproduced, already with 3.5.0. Arch Linux 64-bit, X11 Version: 7.6.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 96a856f87f16cca2e039c973c18d57c8b9dca362 CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 6.0; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 (cairo+xcb) Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded Jumbo Built on 19 December 2022