Bug 58381 - Unable to format Endnote page style to use multi-column layout
Summary: Unable to format Endnote page style to use multi-column layout
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
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3.6.2.2 release
Hardware: x86 (IA32) Linux (All)
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Blocks: Footnote-Endnote Page-Layout-Columns
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Reported: 2012-12-17 00:54 UTC by gabriel
Modified: 2023-10-15 13:34 UTC (History)
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Description gabriel 2012-12-17 00:54:00 UTC 
If I want to format Endnote page style so those pages are multicolumn formated, there is no effect in Endnote pages but in Default pages
Comment 1 Brenda Granados 2013-03-22 14:15:52 UTC 
Hi, thank you for submitting a bug report. Here are the steps I followed to reproduce your issue:

1. Create a new Writer document. Add text in the main body.
2. Add a few (3-4) endnotes. Insert -> Footnote/Endnote. Select Endnote.
3. Click on the page with endnotes.
4. Press F11 to pull up the Styles and Formatting window. Select Page Styles, then highlight Endnote. 
5. Right click Endnote -> Modify. Select 3 columns.
6. Click Apply and then OK.

Expected Result: Endnotes page split into columns.

Actual Result: The other pages are split into columns. The Endnotes page is unaffected.

According to the LibreOffice wiki for Endnotes, the user should be able to change the page style of the endnotes page by going to Styles and then Page. So the above directions should work. I did find on the Inserting and Editing Footnotes and Endnotes page of the wiki that you can alter page properties by going to Format -> Page, and then selecting the Footnote tab. However, this only accounts for things like the separator line, and the distance from the main text, etc.

This is an annoying bug, but I think that the priority should be lowered. A major bug is something that includes broken functionality to print, install extensions, is tediously slow, or does not allow some documents to be opened. I would consider this as normal- prevents a user from making professional quality work. I hope you understand.

-Brenda


Version: Version 4.0.2.1 (Build ID: 7e5467ff8f30d821f4fbf69cb2769163eb64c2c)
Platform: Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS x64

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Comment 2 Owen Genat (retired) 2013-06-01 12:57:25 UTC 
I have updated the title of this bug to more accurately reflect the fact that it relates to the Endnote page style and an inability to set a multi-column layout. I believe the reason why this does not work is because endnotes rely on a section definition (same as Insert > Section...). The section facility is also used to define columnar layout (where to start / stop). Setting the endnotes themselves in a columnar layout would require placing the notes in a separate section, rather than at the end of a section.
Comment 3 QA Administrators 2015-03-16 23:54:55 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 4 Buovjaga 2015-03-31 07:08:52 UTC 
(In reply to Brenda Granados from comment #1)
> Hi, thank you for submitting a bug report. Here are the steps I followed to
> reproduce your issue:
> 
> 1. Create a new Writer document. Add text in the main body.
> 2. Add a few (3-4) endnotes. Insert -> Footnote/Endnote. Select Endnote.
> 3. Click on the page with endnotes.
> 4. Press F11 to pull up the Styles and Formatting window. Select Page
> Styles, then highlight Endnote. 
> 5. Right click Endnote -> Modify. Select 3 columns.
> 6. Click Apply and then OK.
> 
> Expected Result: Endnotes page split into columns.
> 
> Actual Result: The other pages are split into columns. The Endnotes page is
> unaffected.

Reproduced. Added dummy text after endnotes and the next page had 3 columns.

Win 7 Pro 64-bit Version: 4.5.0.0.alpha0+
Build ID: 8c3cf9dd48e40604867d3a28bddaccd65142df17
TinderBox: Win-x86@62-TDF, Branch:MASTER, Time: 2015-03-27_15:15:18
Locale: fi_FI
Comment 5 tommy27 2016-04-16 07:25:42 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 6 QA Administrators 2017-05-22 13:27:29 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 7 Thomas Lendo 2017-10-08 20:13:15 UTC 
Still repro.

Version: 6.0.0.0.alpha0+
Build ID: 74b47af9885ba4c59195fedc1e0510b8b056a025
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 4.10; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3; 
Locale: de-DE (de_DE.UTF-8); Calc: group
moggi's auto updater build, 2017-10-08
Comment 8 QA Administrators 2019-07-18 02:49:19 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 9 Safeer Pasha 2021-02-21 04:58:28 UTC 
still repro

Version: 7.1.0.3 / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 10(Build:3)
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 5.10; UI render: default; VCL: kf5
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

we also need this to be solved for Footnotes as well.
Comment 10 QA Administrators 2023-02-22 03:22:23 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 11 ajlittoz 2023-10-15 12:33:33 UTC 
Confirming the bug still exists in 7.5.7.1