Bug 137484 - "Restart Numbering" does not "stick" for first list in a document
Summary: "Restart Numbering" does not "stick" for first list in a document
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 40929
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
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Inherited From OOo
Hardware: All All
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Reported: 2020-10-14 17:43 UTC by wcruppel
Modified: 2021-08-13 14:29 UTC (History)
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Description wcruppel 2020-10-14 17:43:21 UTC
How to repro:
1) Create a new document.
2) Create a numbered list with a couple list items.
3) Select "Restart Numbering" on the first list item.
4) Save the document.
5) Open the document.
6) Note that "Restart Numbering" is no longer present on the first list item.

This is a real problem when using a "Master Document", since the numbering continues from the previous document!

Thanks.
Comment 1 Dieter 2020-10-29 21:07:00 UTC
I can't confirm it with

Version: 7.0.2.2 (x64)
Build ID: 8349ace3c3162073abd90d81fd06dcfb6b36b994
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: he-IL (de_DE); UI: en-GB
Calc: threaded

But I didn't test with master document. If this is the focus of your bug, you should adjust bug summary and steps to reproduce.
Comment 2 wcruppel 2020-10-29 22:56:08 UTC
I didn't say version 7.0.2.2. I said version 6.4.6.2.

We are not willing to uptake version 7 at this time. This is a corporate setting and we will stay on the 6.x codeline for some time yet.

Furthermore, it's trivial to reproduce - every time - with version 6.4.6.2.

This has NOTHING TO DO with Master documents per se. It's just that when a master document is being used, this bug is really painful; all of the sub-documents have their numbering continued from the previous sub-document. And when you have 30+ sub-documents... see what I mean?
Comment 3 Dieter 2020-10-30 07:22:46 UTC
(In reply to wcruppel from comment #2)
> I didn't say version 7.0.2.2. I said version 6.4.6.2.

It's a basic rule in bugzilla to test bugs with LO fresh or LO Master

> 
> We are not willing to uptake version 7 at this time. This is a corporate
> setting and we will stay on the 6.x codeline for some time yet.
> 
> Furthermore, it's trivial to reproduce - every time - with version 6.4.6.2.

If I can't reproduce it with LO 7.0.2.2 it could be, that the bug has already been fixed in LO fresh. If you don't want to update at the  moment you can also test wih LO Master. You can install it in parallel from https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/master/current.html

You can also try in Safe Mode (Help => Restart in SafeMode)
Comment 4 wcruppel 2020-10-30 17:20:51 UTC
You provided a link to a 7.1 alpha build on the master branch. Why would I install that? As I've already said, we are on 6.4 and staying with the 6.x code line.

Surely, bugs are still being fixed in the 6.x code line... right?

I've tested with the latest "still" version, 6.4.7.2, and it's still reproducible.

So, please confirm the bug against 6.4 and then assign.

Thanks.
Comment 5 Buovjaga 2021-07-27 12:03:33 UTC
(In reply to wcruppel from comment #4)
> You provided a link to a 7.1 alpha build on the master branch. Why would I
> install that? As I've already said, we are on 6.4 and staying with the 6.x
> code line.

You should install it because it installs separately and will not mess with your system.

> Surely, bugs are still being fixed in the 6.x code line... right?

No, the 6.4 line had its final release a couple of days after you created this report: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleasePlan/6.4#End_of_Life

Waiting for you test results with a newer version.
Comment 6 wcruppel 2021-08-12 21:42:50 UTC
I can still reproduce this with 7.1.5.2.

You can't be following the repro steps correctly, because I can repro this every time, without fail.

This bug has nothing to do with Master documents per se, it's just irritating AF when USING a master document.
Comment 7 Dieter 2021-08-13 06:35:23 UTC
Tested again with

Version: 7.2.0.3 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 2a7ea282da28d665a7dc086360567b4aea27bf08
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19043; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI: en-GB
Calc: threaded

and couldn't reproduce

Steps I've tried:
1) Create a new document.
2) Create a numbered list with a couple list items.
3) Select "Restart Numbering" from the context menu on the first list item. (or "Toggle Restart Numbering" from list toolbar)
4) Save the document.
5) Open the document.

Actual result (expected)
"Restart Numbering" is still present in context menu on the first list item (same with "Toggle Restart Numbering" from list toolbar).

Since the bug has never been confirmed by a second person, I change status back to  UNCONFIRMED
Comment 8 Buovjaga 2021-08-13 06:44:50 UTC
I reproduce this on Windows and Linux, with many different versions, all the way to 3.3.0.

I found an earlier report.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 40929 ***
Comment 9 wcruppel 2021-08-13 14:29:53 UTC
Hmm. You know, there is something missing from the repro steps after all. I've been closing Writer between the close and open steps.

So, new repro steps:

1) Start Writer
2) Create a numbered list with a couple list items.
3) Select "Restart Numbering" on the first list item.
4) Save the document.
5) Close writer
6) Open the document (i.e. directly, without starting Writer first).
7) Note that "Restart Numbering" is no longer present on the first list item.