Bug 158075 - New Table function allowing shifting columns within table up or down
Summary: New Table function allowing shifting columns within table up or down
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 57189
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.5.7.1 release
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Reported: 2023-11-05 19:07 UTC by Daniele
Modified: 2024-01-18 16:15 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Attachments
Sample ODT (12.62 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2023-11-21 20:20 UTC, Stéphane Guillou (stragu)
Details
Find and replace dialog (46.48 KB, image/png)
2024-01-16 19:20 UTC, Daniele
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Description Daniele 2023-11-05 19:07:27 UTC
Description:
When editing documents in more than one language it is useful to use LO with the two languages side to side, each paragraph in a cell. However, due to translating  differences or formatting errors, paragraphs in one language need to be checked in order for all the paragraphs in two languages to be side by side. 
This practically means being able to move from a certain point a column down or up.

First ex. 
Column A = Language A
Column B = Language B
The numbers refer to the paragraphs.

A1 =B1
A2 = B2
     B3
A3 = B4
A4 = B5

In the case above I want to be able to move Column B from a point above par. 3 down so that the paragraphs are again in line with the target language.

Second ex. 
A1 =B1
A2 = B2.1
A3 = B2.2
A4 = B3
A5 = B4

In this case I would like to move column A down from A3 (and then merge B2.1 and B2.2.)

Actual situation: This function is presently absent from LO
Workaround tried: Presently I have been working with two documents. A first with two columns and a second with the target language. I usuall scroll the table down to check if paragraphs correspond. When I spot a mistake in the first I go to the second file, correct the mistake there, copy the whole text and paste it again in the corresponding language of the first file.

Steps to Reproduce:
Follow the instructions above

Actual Results:
Presently the way to do it is very long, especially with long files.

Expected Results:
A button/function to shift columns up or down from a certain point would solve the problem.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
No more information needed to describe the problem.
Comment 1 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 2023-11-21 20:20:56 UTC
Created attachment 190944 [details]
Sample ODT

I assume this is all done in Writer tables. Does the attachment look like what you describe?

This is related to the enhancement request in bug 57189, and I actually think this could be marked as a duplicate: if there was an option to insert or delete cells (instead of whole rows or columns), it would offer the option to shift cells down (or left) to accommodate it.

I assume that would fit your usecase?
Comment 2 Daniele 2023-11-23 13:58:11 UTC
Hi @stragu,
thank you for the followup, here are my answers to your questions.

>I assume this is all done in Writer tables. 

Yes!

>Does the attachment look like what you describe?

Yes!

>I assume that would fit your usecase?

Yes!
Comment 3 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 2023-11-23 14:11:38 UTC
Thank you for the quick response! Let's mark as a duplicate of bug 57189 then.
Feel free to comment there if you have anything to add.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 57189 ***
Comment 4 Daniele 2024-01-16 19:20:16 UTC
Created attachment 192002 [details]
Find and replace dialog
Comment 5 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 2024-01-18 15:26:01 UTC
Daniele, I think you attached your screenshot to the wrong report.
Comment 6 Daniele 2024-01-18 16:15:13 UTC
Stéphane you are right! I'll try to delete it.