Bug 156586 - Mailing Labels, navigation & inserting of columns
Summary: Mailing Labels, navigation & inserting of columns
Status: RESOLVED INSUFFICIENTDATA
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.5.5.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Windows (All)
: medium normal
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Reported: 2023-08-02 17:24 UTC by forum-subs
Modified: 2024-03-17 03:14 UTC (History)
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Screenshot of Tools, Customize, tab "Keyboard", search term "column" (126.54 KB, image/jpeg)
2023-08-02 17:24 UTC, forum-subs
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Description forum-subs 2023-08-02 17:24:10 UTC
Created attachment 188732 [details]
Screenshot of Tools, Customize, tab "Keyboard", search term "column"

One of the drop-down fields here asks for the earliest version of LibreOffice this appears in, but I have absolutely no idea.

Hello.  I came across these difficulties and missing functionalities after creating a document of address labels via File, New, Labels.

1)  There's no way to move between columns except by putting the mouse there and clicking, and there are too many scenarios or circumstances where that's one of either infeasible or unreasonable.  I'm talking about moving from left to right without jumping to the beginning or ending of that adjacent column, just moving left or right while the page stays right where it already is.

If these commands I'm talking about weren't meant to refer to or be used in columns of mailing labels, then either they need to be adapted to apply to mailing labels, or else a different set of commands is needed just for rows and columns of address labels.  I've searched in the Writer Guide PDF file, I've done Google searches, and there is zero information.

1-A)  The "To Previous Column" at the bottom doesn't work when assigning it a keystroke.  I tried Alt-Left and nothing happened.  There isn't even an available command for "To Next Column" to even try.

2) The command of "Insert Column Break" in the category of "Insert" doesn't do anything.  The cursor sits there after I type an address in the first label and press Ctrl-Shift-Enter, but instead of moving over to the next label (or if I'm in the rightmost label, then move down one row and to the leftmost label), the cursor just stays in that same label.

3) An on-the-side incidental I thought of while typing up this information, is that the "Category" list on the left should be alphabetized instead of the mish-mash jumble it is now.
Comment 1 Dieter 2023-08-17 15:37:03 UTC
(In reply to forum-subs from comment #0)
> Hello.  I came across these difficulties and missing functionalities after
> creating a document of address labels via File, New, Labels.

Please attach a sample file as that makes it easier for us to test the bug. Thank you.
=> NEEDINFO
Comment 2 QA Administrators 2024-02-15 03:12:46 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 3 QA Administrators 2024-03-17 03:14:23 UTC
Dear forum-subs,

Please read this message in its entirety before proceeding.

Your bug report is being closed as INSUFFICIENTDATA due to inactivity and
a lack of information which is needed in order to accurately
reproduce and confirm the problem. We encourage you to retest
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