The text columns functionality is totally broken when you try to use it with an RTL object: It places the first column on the right end of the object, then proceeds to place additional columns on the _right_ of this column, i.e. outside the object, and typically entirely out-of-view. To reproduce this, 1. Open the attached presentation 2. Select the main textbox (with text in it). 3. On the menus, choose Format | Text Box and Shape | Text Attributes... 4. Choose the columns pane 5. Increase the number of columns to 2 The attachment is not special in any way, you just need a text box with RTL direction to trigger this bug.
Created attachment 185900 [details] Presentation with a textbox to try making into a 2-columner
Confirm Version: 7.6.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 7a7eb4aa21ca0c83db825fe8d5a5278611b391d8 CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 5.15; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: cs-CZ (cs_CZ.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded Feature by Mike Kaganski https://mikekaganski.wordpress.com/2021/06/15/multiple-columns-in-libreoffice-text-boxes/ Adding Mike to cc.