Description:
see https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/24941/separate-page-count-for-each-style/ and https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=71583&redirected_from=fdo

Page counts are per document and not document section. The result is that page counts are reported for the entire document. I would like to be able to reset the page count from document scoped to page style scoped. Bug 71583 and 105668.

This seems to be a long standing enhancement request (2013 and 2017). Could this be worked on for the next release?

Steps to Reproduce:
1.In footer/header: select Insert->Fields->Page Count or Insert->Fields->More Fields->Page Count
2.The page count is global to the document.
3.

Actual Results:
There is no way to reset the page count to be section-centric rather than document-centric. This results in the page count reflecting the total pages in the document and is at variance with the use of the page number, viz., setting the page number to '1' in any page style and retaining the page count for the entire document shows and incorrect number of pages for the page style where the page number has been reset.

Expected Results:
It would be nice to be able to specialize the page count to reflect a document section rather than the entire document. In this way, for example, appendices in a document can be renumbered and re-page counted, so that the appendix number of pages is reflected rather then the total document.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No


OpenGL enabled: Yes

Additional Info:
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Locale: en-US
Module: TextDocument
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OS: Windows (All)
OS is 64bit: yes
Version 7.1.1.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build: fe0b08f4af1bacage4c7ecc87
Environment CPU threads 8; OS: Windows 6.1 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
User Interface: UI render Skia/Raster; VCL:win