LibreOffice does not respect the GTK preference "gtk-scrolled-window-placement" which makes desktop experience inconsistent. By default, a window's scrollbar is on the right side, but some users might prefer it to be on the left side and do so by setting gtk-scrolled-window-placement = top-right in their gtkrc. An enhancement would be to provide an option to put scrollbars to the left side of the scrolled content instead of to the right side, and/or to respect gtk-scrolled-window-placement. Some terminal emulators provide such an option, as do mozilla products (config preference layout.scrollbar.side).
Please have a look at Tools > Options > LO Writer > View. Section Ruler, option "Right-aligned".
Thank you. I did not see this option at first, because: (LibreOffice Help): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ These commands can only be accessed after you enable support for Asian languages in Tools - Options - Language Settings - Languages. Aligns the vertical ruler with the right border. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This indeed places the vertical ruler on the right side and the scrollbar on the left in Writer. What I meant, though, was a global setting that works in all LibreOffice applications and for all widgets. Of course, this could mean a lot of work for a not-so-important-but-nice-to-have feature.
[This is an automated message.] This bug was filed before the changes to Bugzilla on 2011-10-16. Thus it started right out as NEW without ever being explicitly confirmed. The bug is changed to state NEEDINFO for this reason. To move this bug from NEEDINFO back to NEW please check if the bug still persists with the 3.5.0 beta1 or beta2 prereleases. Details on how to test the 3.5.0 beta1 can be found at: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/BugHunting_Session_3.5.0.-1 more detail on this bulk operation: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/RFC-Operation-Spamzilla-tp3607474p3607474.html
in LibO 3.6.0 not yet implemented, change status to New