Bug 84979 - Tab setting in table cells is broken when document is opened as Word 2003
Summary: Tab setting in table cells is broken when document is opened as Word 2003
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
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unspecified
Hardware: Other All
: low minor
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Blocks: MSO-XML2003
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Reported: 2014-10-14 09:37 UTC by preechaw
Modified: 2019-09-05 13:56 UTC (History)
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Description preechaw 2014-10-14 09:37:18 UTC
When a document is saved as Word 2003 and closed and reopened, the tab setting in a table cell (except for the first column) will be impossible to manage by drag-and-drop tab marks on the ruler.

This problem will still persist even when the document is saved as ODT.

How to reproduce the problem:
1. Create a new Writer document.
2. Create a table of 2 columns.
3. Type "A", tab, "B", tab, and "C" in the cell on the 2nd column.
4. Put tab marks at 1cm and 2cm on the ruler for the text you just typed.
   You'll see the tab marks on the ruler above the 2nd column.
5. Save the document as Word 2003.
6. Close the document.
7. Reopen the document.
8. You'll see the tab marks on the ruler above the 1st column instead of the 2nd.
   The tab setting is now broken and cannot be managed using drag-and-drop.
   Even though you save this document as ODT, close it, and reopen it,
   this tab problem will still persist.

Current behavior:
The tab marks on the ruler appear above the first column only, no matter which column is being worked on.

Expected behavior:
The tab marks on the ruler should appear above the column in which the cursor is.
Comment 1 Tim Lloyd 2014-10-20 05:04:27 UTC
Hi preechaw, 

There are a few gaps in my libreoffice knowledge :( and I am not not sure about steps 3 & 4. How to you put the tab marks into the column?

Cheers
Comment 2 Tim Lloyd 2014-11-09 23:14:58 UTC
this one is stalled. Any comments/advice?
Comment 3 Buovjaga 2014-11-16 18:54:55 UTC
Reproduced. Preechaw: for completeness's sake what operating system were you using?

Tim: in step 3, use ctrl-tab to avoid advancing in the cells.
For step 4, go to the beginning of the a b c and simply click on the ruler above to set those "90 degree angle" marks.

Win 7 64-bit Version: 4.4.0.0.alpha2+
Build ID: b021b5983c62e266b82d9f0c5c6d8d8900553827
TinderBox: Win-x86@39, Branch:master, Time: 2014-11-12_01:10:08

Ubuntu 14.10 64-bit Version: 4.4.0.0.alpha2+
Build ID: 3cf226622a3d8c09d655034dbcc81695f1662b87
TinderBox: Linux-rpm_deb-x86_64@46-TDF-dbg, Branch:master, Time: 2014-11-15_23:24:22
Comment 4 Tim Lloyd 2014-11-20 22:45:30 UTC
thanks for the info Beluga. FWIW Problem recreated in F21

Version: 4.4.0.0.alpha2+
Build ID: b7c4c78a097f76314982d8c1a9f2e58df95080a1
TinderBox: Linux-rpm_deb-x86_64@46-TDF, Branch:master, Time: 2014-11-11_01:59:1
Comment 5 QA Administrators 2015-12-20 16:14:54 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 6 QA Administrators 2017-01-03 19:49:01 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 7 Timur 2019-09-05 13:56:37 UTC
If I understand this bug well, seems OK now. test 6.4+.