Description: An ODT document last saved with LibreOffice 6.4.X (X unknown) displays differently when loaded in LibreOffice Writer 7.1.5; specifically the option to balance columns in a region seems to be ignored. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Load a document with a multi-column region 2. Edit text in the multi-column region Actual Results: The text accumulates in first column and is not distributed equally among columns. Expected Results: Text should be balanced between columns as instructed. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: Worked up to LibreOffice 6.4 it seems. When creating a new document, it also seems to work.
Created attachment 177067 [details] Screenshot of PDF created with Writer 6.4.X Here both columns are balanced.
Created attachment 177068 [details] Screenshot of page in Writer 7.1.5 In Writer 7.1.5 all text is in the first column (columns not balanced).
Created attachment 177070 [details] test document I tested this bug on Linux with 7.3 and 7.4 and no repro. I have attached a demo file. Could you test it in 6.4 and also in 7.1 on your Windows?...
The test document https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/attachment.cgi?id=177070 looks fine here as well, but obviously that wasn't created with an older version of LibreOffice. I made another experiment with my document: When I replace text, the text flows into the second column, but when I add a new paragraph it does not. However when only replacing a few characters, the text does NOT flow into the second column. I continued to replace most text piece-wise: In the end the text did not flow, BUT when inserting a new paragraph now, the text flows into the second column, and when I undo it, the text "unflows" back into column one.
Created attachment 177161 [details] Final redacted test document This is the test document that displays in the first column only in Writer 7.1.5.2.
The problem is still seen in 7.1.8.1 x86 running on Windows 10/x86_64.
Created attachment 177163 [details] how the document look See the attachement. This is how the document looks on 3 different versions on Linux. You could try 2 solutions: - go to LibreOffice website and download 2-3 different versions of LibreOffice as AppImages and test this document (https://www.libreoffice.org/ - Download - LibreOffice as AppImage) - maybe you have a corupted user profile. see steps here: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/UserProfile#Resolving_corruption
The test document also looks OK in 7.1.4.2 on Linux (openSUSE Leap 15.3), so maybe it's a Windows-only issue.
Confirm this bug on Windows Version: 7.2.3.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: d166454616c1632304285822f9c83ce2e660fd92 CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19044; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win Locale: ro-RO (ro_RO); UI: en-US Calc: threaded
Ulrich, there have been a lot of development in the last 2 years. Can you retest this bug on a newer version? On Windows.
I still see the defect for https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/attachment.cgi?id=177161 (my redacted test document) in 7.4.7.2. When I tried to insert new paragraphs at different places (starting for the end), the columns are not equally filled. However when I add a new paragraph rather early, the columns are suddenly balanced, and when I delete that paragraph again, the columns are no longer balanced. However I don't know why the blindtext (lorem ipsum) sample document behaves differently; newer templates, maybe? I'll attach screenshots in a moment.
Created attachment 188616 [details] Sample page showing where I added a new paragraph (marked as XXX) The columns are not balanced.
Created attachment 188617 [details] Sample page showing balanced columns after I added a new paragraph (marked) After having inserted a paragraph break, the columns are balanced (limited by other formatting restrictions like orphans and widows).