Created attachment 79640 [details] Test File Column width information not remembered correctly on XLS. Steps to reproduce: 1. Open attached file 2. Autofit width all columns A-F -> mark all columns A-F & double-click separator column F-G 3. Check that column width should be the same as written on row 27 4. Save, close, & reopen file 5. Check & see that column width change to what is written on row 28 6. Modify cell A1 by inputting single space, then enter 7. Save, close, & reopen file 8. Check & see that column width change to what is written on row 29 Problem: column width change unexpectedly without any changes that affect width Tested on LO 4.0.3.3 (Win7 Home Premium 32bit). I believe this problem persists since LO 3.6.
Tested on LO 3.6.6.2 (Ubuntu 12.04 32bit) generates same behavior with slightly different value (smaller column width)
I'm using inches but I do see that the #'s are definitely changing. Bodhi Linux LibreOffice Version 3.6.6.2 Marking as: New Minor - doesn't prevent high quality work but can slow it down substantially High - in general these are low but I think column width is one of those things that most people expect to work correctly. Furthermore it's a feature that essentially anyone using spreadsheet depends on (ie. not some special feature) Thanks for the clear report, really easy to triage this one due to attachment and steps :)
In order to limit the confusion between ProposedEasyHack and EasyHack and to make queries much easier we are changing ProposedEasyHack to NeedsDevEval. Thank you and apologies for the noise
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Created attachment 124694 [details] Affected XLS file example This file opens with difference column widths in Windows LO 5.1 and Linux LO 5.1.
(In reply to brucehohl from comment #5) > Created attachment 124694 [details] > Affected XLS file example > > This file opens with difference column widths in Windows LO 5.1 and Linux LO > 5.1. Column widths when opened on Windows LO 5.1.0.3: A = 0.53 B = 2.34 C = 1.42 D = 1.42 E = 1.71 Column widths when opened on Linux LO 5.1.1.2 A = 0.67 B = 2.95 C = 1.79 D = 1.79 E = 2.15 There are definitely column width preservation problems in LO 5.x with respect to XLS and XLSX file formats (and perhaps between Windows & Linux builds).
I was completely unable to replicate. Tested with bibisect43all back to last36onmaster. (Ubuntu 16.04 x64). F column width was always 1.12in.