Bug 164545 - RTL Convert Text to Table will not create a border on the left
Summary: RTL Convert Text to Table will not create a border on the left
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
24.8.3.2 release
Hardware: All All
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: Table-Borders
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Reported: 2025-01-02 16:35 UTC by William Friedman
Modified: 2025-06-13 17:16 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Video demonstrating the steps (2.88 MB, video/mp4)
2025-01-02 16:40 UTC, William Friedman
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Description William Friedman 2025-01-02 16:35:56 UTC
Description:
If I do "convert text to table" in RTL mode and then try to add a border to the table, the left side border (at the "end" of the RTL table) cannot be added.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Make sure Complex Text Layout is on. Set to RTL mode.
2. Type a;b;c.
3. Select the text a;b;c.
4. Go to Table | Convert Text to Table. Set "Separate Text At" to Semicolons. Hit OK.
5. Put the cursor in the table you just created. Right-click and select Table Properties | Borders. Under Line Arrangement, select any of the presets that have an outside border. Hit OK.
6. Notice that the left-hand border doesn't exist.
7. Select the entire table. Right-Click | Table Properties | Borders. Under Line Arrangement | User-defined, notice that the left-hand border isn't selected. Select it and hit OK.
8. Notice that the left-hand border still doesn't exist.

Actual Results:
Left-hand border isn't created and can't be added.

Expected Results:
Left-hand border should have been created.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
Version: 24.8.3.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 480(Build:2)
CPU threads: 16; OS: Linux 6.8; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Ubuntu package version: 4:24.8.3~rc2-0ubuntu0.24.04.1~lo1
Calc: threaded
Comment 1 William Friedman 2025-01-02 16:40:41 UTC
Created attachment 198357 [details]
Video demonstrating the steps
Comment 2 mikhail.machine 2025-06-13 10:13:17 UTC
Hello William Friedman,

I cannot confirm that the bug is present in:

Version: 24.2.0.0.alpha1+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 898d5d470e24a55556f2fb244fec24df33ba8855
CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19045; UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_FI); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

Version: 24.8.7.0.0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 95dcf9b37e763d61ff08300820eed45216c0c6e1
CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 10 X86_64 (10.0 build 19045); UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_FI); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

Version: 25.2.2.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 7370d4be9e3cf6031a51beef54ff3bda878e3fac
CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 10 X86_64 (10.0 build 19045); UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_FI); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 3 William Friedman 2025-06-13 17:16:58 UTC
(In reply to mikhail.machine from comment #2)

I noticed that you used Windows, so I just tried in a fresh install of 25.2.4.3 in my Windows 11 VM, and encountered the same problem. Are you sure you followed all of the steps, especially the crucial step to use RTL mode? Can you attach a video demonstrating these steps working on your system?

Thank you. 

Here is the information on the Windows install that also demonstrated the problem:

Version: 25.2.4.3 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 33e196637044ead23f5c3226cde09b47731f7e27
CPU threads: 6; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (10.0 build 22631); UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

> Hello William Friedman,
> 
> I cannot confirm that the bug is present in:
> 
> Version: 24.2.0.0.alpha1+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
> Build ID: 898d5d470e24a55556f2fb244fec24df33ba8855
> CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19045; UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL:
> win
> Locale: en-US (en_FI); UI: en-US
> Calc: threaded
> 
> Version: 24.8.7.0.0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
> Build ID: 95dcf9b37e763d61ff08300820eed45216c0c6e1
> CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 10 X86_64 (10.0 build 19045); UI render:
> Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
> Locale: en-US (en_FI); UI: en-US
> Calc: threaded
> 
> Version: 25.2.2.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
> Build ID: 7370d4be9e3cf6031a51beef54ff3bda878e3fac
> CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 10 X86_64 (10.0 build 19045); UI render:
> Skia/Raster; VCL: win
> Locale: en-US (en_FI); UI: en-US
> Calc: threaded