Bug 167437 - Custom pages styles and styles do not maintain state
Summary: Custom pages styles and styles do not maintain state
Status: RESOLVED INSUFFICIENTDATA
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
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3.3.0 release
Hardware: All Windows (All)
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Reported: 2025-07-09 12:40 UTC by Laurence
Modified: 2026-02-06 03:16 UTC (History)
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Description Laurence 2025-07-09 12:40:49 UTC
Description:
in Librewrite I created several custom page styles for my manuscript that disappear after I close the application. Also - using style attributes like DropCap? These do not maintain user choices after closing LibreOffice so each time I go back to open the document I have to go through the Edit Style process each and every time. Also, using existing styles and turning on/off the header and footer does not maintain state so I am constantly struggling with page numbering that works properly within a manuscript. This happens even if I specify no other page styles to "follow" or that it is based off of a previous style.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. I have created all new styles several times
2.I saved my style set up as a template to try and lock in those manuscript styles
3. I've used Manual breaks to identify the change over from styles.

Actual Results:
Template saved fine BUT the inability for the software to save those custom styles so that they may be used as I intend does not happen

Expected Results:
When I create a style, or use an existing one and edit it to perform as I need (like proper page numbering), they need to maintain the options I chose and stop bleeding those changes into other styles 


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
Manuscripts need to have a powerful page numbering system that does not start each and every time from the first page of the document - like title, Copyright, TOC, etc. Manuscript page numbering always starts at the first page of the actual story. Also - the last pages - things like acknowledgments and about have their own non-numbered status. I created custom page styles and paragraph styles but they either disappear or lose my choices each time I open the document
Comment 1 m_a_riosv 2025-07-09 21:40:10 UTC
Please attach a sample file, odt format, reduce the size as much as possible without private information, and paste the information in Menu/Help/About LibreOffice, there is a copy icon.
Comment 2 QA Administrators 2026-01-06 03:11:27 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 3 QA Administrators 2026-02-06 03:16:35 UTC
Dear Laurence,

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