Description: I'm using the Numbered List feature with multiple lists with different font, color, etc. in the same document, with the list numbering to match the format of the list lines it's applied to. This works if I highlight the text of the list who's format I want to change and change it by selecting the new format from the toolbar; the list numbering format changes with the list. However, if I click on the list numbering (it becomes highlighted gray) and select the new colour, font, or size, this changes the format of all the list numbering in the entire document, and this is irreversible. All the list numbering in the document assumes the newly chosen format, and can no longer be formatted by highlighting and formatting the list. There is now no way to independently format the numbering of differently formatted lists. This is not reversed by the undo button. I was only able to get around this issue by copy/pasting as plain text into a fresh document. I took me a while to figure this out. Steps to Reproduce: 1.Create 2 numbered lists in a document, each with different colour text. 2.Click on the list numbering on one list to highlight it gray and then select a new color. Actual Results: The format of the list numbering you did not highlight changes too, and it is now impossible to make the numbering of differently formatted lists match the format of their respective lists. The undo button does not undo this issue. Expected Results: The changing the numbering format in this way should not permanently force all list numbering in the document to use the same format. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: Yes OpenGL enabled: Yes Additional Info: Fedora 33, Thinkpad P50 Version: 7.0.3.1 Build ID: 00(Build:1) CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.9; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded Happenes with hardware acceleration toggled on and off Tried resetting user profile
Created attachment 168118 [details] Demonstrates issue with list number formatting
If you need the same list style, but different coloring or fonts, you need to create additional list styles, they will then be available for reuse in the current document. As you found, if you modify the list style it will propagate to all instances of the list. And, if you need to reuse the layout in additional documents, first work up the additional styles and then save it as a ODF template file. Open the template for each new document--the additional list styles will be available to apply as needed. This can be a bit confusing. But there is good documentation. The Byfield text especially: https://designingwithlibreoffice.com/