Version: 7.0.0.3 (x64) Build ID: 8061b3e9204bef6b321a21033174034a5e2ea88e CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win Locale: en-GB (en_GB); UI: en-GB Calc: threaded There is an option entitled "Add Paragraph and Table spacing at tops of pages" (Options > LibreOffice Writer > Compatibility). The problem is that, in my experience, paragraph spacing should always be ignored at the top of a page, but "Above" Table spacing should not. As a result any table that appears at the top of a page is too near the header. This is especially apparent if you use underlined headers – which is very common. Suggestion: In Options > LibreOffice Writer > Compatibility, make "Add Paragraph and Table spacing at tops of pages" into two SEPARATE options. i.e. Add Paragraph spacing at tops of pages. Add Table spacing at tops of pages.
Rarding to https://help.libreoffice.org/7.2/en-GB/text/shared/optionen/01041000.html?System=WIN&DbPAR=WRITER&HID=modules/swriter/ui/optcompatpage/OptCompatPage#bm_id2023987 this setting is onl valid for the first page of a document? If this is true, this fact should be mentioned in the dialog
Miklos, any insights to this compatibility flag?
https://api.libreoffice.org/docs/idl/ref/servicecom_1_1sun_1_1star_1_1text_1_1DocumentSettings.html#a8490730058f35cd43883b2ffe2499c58 confirms that this affects the first page only, looks like this is some weird staroffice6 compat setting, both Writer and Word has it on by default for new documents. So yes, improving the UI string to say this would make sense, I think.
So "Add Paragraph and Table spacing at top of the first page" would be the correct label?
Let's clarify the wording but keep the options as it is. Code pointer: sw/uiconfig/swriter/ui/optcompatpage.ui (officecfg/registry/schema/org/openoffice/Office/Compatibility.xcs also talks about pages in general)
https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/156220
It is not only for first page, but after each page break.
(In reply to Regina Henschel from comment #7) > It is not only for first page, but after each page break. Thanks Regina. This point is also noted in the help page. So....how about... Add paragraph and table spacing at top of first page and page breaks (fwiw, there are longer option labels in this dialog).
Seth Chaiklin committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/645852b418b759e6576848385b782db6031b9ebc tdf#141676 make command label more precise It will be available in 24.2.0. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Seth Chaiklin committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/help/commit/eaf5a5d10f601c9943851b79aa5c784c00eedd84 tdf#141676 change in command name
No further comment received in relation to comment 8, so that version was pushed, and help page updated. Closing this ticket as FIXED. Further small adjustments, if needed, can be sent here.
VERIFIED with Version: 24.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: c0c8cffd3541e3cd616c96791b04e7ebf2b2ed03 CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19045; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI: en-GB Calc: CL threaded Seth, thanks for fixing it!