Bug 72972 - EDITING: Option to use short names or numbers for bibliography entries should be made clearer
Summary: EDITING: Option to use short names or numbers for bibliography entries should...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
4.1.0.4 release
Hardware: Other All
: medium normal
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Whiteboard: BSA
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Blocks: Bibliography
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Reported: 2013-12-22 14:29 UTC by Alexander Wilms
Modified: 2024-04-25 04:40 UTC (History)
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Description Alexander Wilms 2013-12-22 14:29:56 UTC 
Problem description: 
By default LO uses short names of bib entries to identify them in the bibliography. There's a checkbox in the bib dialog that allows using an enumeration instead

Steps to reproduce:
1. Add bib entry
2. Add bibliography
3. Want to have numbers instead of short names as identifiers

Current behavior:
'Enable' the numbers in the 'Insert Table / Index' dialog

[] Number entries

Expected behavior:
Have two options:

O Use numbers
O Use short names   
Operating System: All
Version: 4.1.0.4 release
Comment 1 retired 2013-12-23 12:43:08 UTC 
Sounds like a valid enhancement request to my ears. Setting to NEW.

Fabian, did you check 4.2.0.1 to make sure this has not been improved already?
Comment 2 Alexander Wilms 2013-12-31 11:00:33 UTC 
Looks like it's still the same in master: http://opengrok.libreoffice.org/xref/help/source/text/swriter/01/04120217.xhp#44
Comment 3 QA Administrators 2015-04-19 03:22:03 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 4 Buovjaga 2015-06-17 11:35:42 UTC 
Still relevant.

Win 7 Pro 64-bit Version: 5.1.0.0.alpha1+
Build ID: 80ec99db4325a439a8a3f1d420d0a80f8bf9c439
TinderBox: Win-x86@62-merge-TDF, Branch:MASTER, Time: 2015-06-16_00:00:20
Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI)
Comment 5 QA Administrators 2017-09-01 11:18:34 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 6 QA Administrators 2019-12-03 14:13:54 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 7 QA Administrators 2021-12-03 04:30:01 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 8 QA Administrators 2023-12-04 03:16:06 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 9 Alexander Wilms 2023-12-04 04:09:25 UTC 
This report is still valid.
Updated report with a better description:

Problem description: 
By default, LibreOffice uses short names of bib entries to identify them in the bibliography. There's a checkbox in the bib dialog that allows using an enumeration instead, but two radio buttons would be clearer.

Steps to reproduce:
1) Insert > Table of Contents and Index > Table of Contents, Index or Bibliography... > Type: Bibliography > OK

2) Insert > Table of Contents and Index > Bibliography Entry... > Insert > Close

Current behavior:
In order to use numbered bibliography entries, one has to tick the checkbox "Number entries" in the 'Table of Contents, Index or Bibliography' dialog.

Expected behavior:
Use radio buttons instead of the checkbox in the 'Table of Contents, Index or Bibliography' dialog:

O Use numbers
O Use short names
 
Operating System: All
Version: 7.6.3.1
Comment 10 QA Administrators 2023-12-05 03:17:09 UTC 
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