Bug 166263 - Formatting of footnotes is lost when docx FILE saved in libreoffice writer is reopened in libreoffice writer
Summary: Formatting of footnotes is lost when docx FILE saved in libreoffice writer is...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
24.2.7.2 release
Hardware: All Linux (All)
: medium minor
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: DOCX-Footnote-Endnote
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Reported: 2025-04-20 11:18 UTC by dondoremi2012
Modified: 2025-07-13 14:48 UTC (History)
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Bug in Footnote format (62.63 KB, image/png)
2025-04-20 11:21 UTC, dondoremi2012
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Description dondoremi2012 2025-04-20 11:18:44 UTC
Description:
Formatting of footnotes are lost when docx FILE saved in libreoffice writer is reopened in libreoffice writer

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Insert footnote in a docx file made in libreoffice writer, insert 100% separator line in footnote properties
2. press TAB on keyboard to Indent the inserted footnote, then type the footnote 
3. Save document
4. Reopen created docx file, go the page where footnote is inserted

Actual Results:
Formatting of footnote is lost after reopening file, happens every time: 
1. 100% separator line becomes zero
2. Indent of footnote is lost too 

Expected Results:
Formatting of footnote should not be lost after saving and reopening a docx file created and saved in libreoffice.
1. 100% separator line should still be 100%
2. Indent of footnote should be still an indent


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
Version: 24.2.7.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 420(Build:2)
CPU threads: 16; OS: Linux 6.8; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 (cairo+xcb)
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Ubuntu package version: 4:24.2.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.3
Calc: threaded
Comment 1 dondoremi2012 2025-04-20 11:21:13 UTC
Created attachment 200416 [details]
Bug in Footnote format

Sample of the bug in footnote formatting
Comment 2 VaughnSchmeler 2025-04-21 07:31:03 UTC Comment hidden (spam)
Comment 3 meagan.eggert 2025-04-22 20:27:31 UTC
Version 25.2.1.2
Build ID: d3abf4aee5fd705e4a92bba33a32f40bc4e56f49
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 11 x86_64
UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-US; UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

Confirmed. Indentation disappears. Separator line does not become zero in my case though, it defaults back to the 25%. Marking as NEW