Problem description: When I choose "Web layout" mode (View -> Web layout), menu command Window -> New window becomes disabled. When I revert back to Print layout mode, it becames enabled again. But sometimes I need to open several windows with the same document, while viewing it as a web page. Steps to reproduce: 1. Open a document, choose View -> Print layout 2. Choose Window -> New window. Second window opens. 3. Choose View -> Web layout (in any of windows). Current behavior: All other windows with the same document will close; Window->New window command becames inactive. Expected behavior: All the windows remain on screen, and possibility to open another window with the same document. Operating System: Linux (Other) Version: 3.6.4.3 release
Hi, I did confirm this behavior using Version 4.0.0.2 (Build ID: 408fe71bd18616c467b3dcd7ab6756528ffcae2)on Ubuntu 12.04. I'm not exactly sure about what the Web or Print Layouts are supposed to do, but if you open a new window, you would expect changes in one not to affect changes in the other window, I think.
AFAIR, opening one document in several windows at once is useful when working with different parts of it. In Print layout mode you see document as it would be printed (split to pages, etc), while in Web layout mode it isn't split and its formatting depends on window size.
*** Bug 60128 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
This was also confirmed using 4.0.1.0+ build.
And confirmed for LO 4.1.1.2 on Linux Mint 15 64bit KDE ...
*** Bug 56941 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Setting OS to ALL since https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56941 reports the same problem for Windows.
Confirmed:4.2.1.1:OSX Confirmed:4.3.0.0a0+:OSX
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Confirmed LibreOffice 4.4.2.2 build c4c7d32d0d49397cad38d62472b0bc8acff48dd6 Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit No apparent change in behavior
Confirmed in LibreOffice 4.4.2.2 Build ID: 4.4.2.2 Arch Linux build-1, Arch Linux 64-bit
Confirmed in LibreOffice Version: 5.1.4.2 Build ID: 1:5.1.4~rc2-2~bpo8+1 (Debian)
Resolved in https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/41326 (Needs code review)
Confirmed in LibreOffice version: 6.2.0.3 Build ID: 98c6a8a1c6c7b144ce3cc729e34964b47ce25d62 CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 6.1; UI render: default; VCL: win; Locale: en-US (en_US); UI-Language: en-US Calc: threaded
Reproduced with: Version: 6.4.0.0.alpha1 (x64) Build ID: cc57df8f942f239d29cb575ea5a7cb01405db787 CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 18362; UI render: GL; VCL: win; If this is intended (i.e. not a bug), then maybe it should be mentioned in the help file? See here: https://help.libreoffice.org/6.4/en-US/text/shared/01/07010000.html?DbPAR=SHARED#bm_id6323129
*** Bug 113879 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 118172 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
(In reply to Simeon Maryasin from comment #2) > In Print layout mode you see document as it would be printed (split to > pages, etc), while in Web layout mode it isn't split and its formatting > depends on window size. I *guess* this is exactly the reason why it's disabled: our Web view mode is an imitation, implemented using some dynamically-changing pages with width equal to the window, and height of 10 meters. In this case, two different windows would conflict trying to re-format the same document to two different page widths at the same time. Gülşah might have better understanding of the problem; I wonder if the change mentioned in comment 13 was abandoned because of some conflict of this kind?
Looks like Muhammet Kara said the problem was that Comment 13's change introduced a new bug, bug it also appears he suggested an edit to mitigate it.
(In reply to Loyal Juraschek from comment #19) > Looks like Muhammet Kara said the problem was that Comment 13's change > introduced a new bug, bug it also appears he suggested an edit to mitigate > it. *but it also appears apologies
(In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #18) > (In reply to Simeon Maryasin from comment #2) > > In Print layout mode you see document as it would be printed (split to > > pages, etc), while in Web layout mode it isn't split and its formatting > > depends on window size. > > I *guess* this is exactly the reason why it's disabled: our Web view mode is > an imitation, implemented using some dynamically-changing pages with width > equal to the window, and height of 10 meters. In this case, two different > windows would conflict trying to re-format the same document to two > different page widths at the same time. > > Gülşah might have better understanding of the problem; I wonder if the > change mentioned in comment 13 was abandoned because of some conflict of > this kind? I don't see the conflict here. For example, in a web browser, you can open the same website in two different windows and see them simultaneously. If there are changes in one of them, what is the (conceptual) problem reflecting this change in the other one on Writer? The point of having two windows is, for example, being able to inspect different parts of the document at the same time. It should be independent of the viewing mode. And it would be very useful if it could be done in Web mode. For example in 'normal' mode, even if yo hide the 'in between pages' spaces, you still see a lot of information (mostly formatting) that is not relevant when you want to focus on what you write. And in many cases you want to see one section of the text (e.g. references section?) while writing on another section of the same document. That is when WEB view would be a great addition.
(In reply to J22Gim from comment #21) I would recommend to read and think before replying. Specifically, I wrote: (In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #18) > our Web view mode is an **imitation**, > implemented using some **dynamically-changing** pages with width > equal to the window, and height of 10 meters. In this case, two different > windows would conflict trying to re-format the same document to two > different page widths at the same time. It means, that when you have two windows for the same document in Web mode, they would try to show you the same document on the *different* page sizes - their widths would be dependent on the window width. But there is no way in Writer to have different pages assigned to the same content at the same time. Again: the "web mode" is like "use normal mode, just temporarily pretend that the page sizes are WindowWidth x 10 m". There is no conceptual problem in implementing it in the correct way. It just needs a significant effort. And as comment 18 shows, there is no simple "just enable the command" solution.