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Format Error Example 1

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Format Error Example 2

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Format Error Example 3

(In reply to KitchM from comment #1)
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> Format Error Example 1

I could reproduce with the same type of outline. At "vii" and "viii" there appeared a long tab. "ix" was normal again, then "xii-xiv" had a longer tab etc..

Lowered priority per https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/0/06/Prioritizing_Bugs_Flowchart.jpg

Win 7 Pro 64-bit, LibO Version: 4.4.1.2
Build ID: 45e2de17089c24a1fa810c8f975a7171ba4cd432
Locale: fi_FI

Ubuntu 14.10 64-bit
LibreOffice 3.3.0 
OOO330m19 (Build:6)
tag libreoffice-3.3.0.4

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Another example of bad outline formatting

This one is on a 32-bit system.

Added needsDevEval whiteboard as this is a potential easyhack.
Reverted priority and severity change as the severity of this is not critical: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/0/06/Prioritizing_Bugs_Flowchart.jpg

I figured this was easy as well.  What is interesting is that I come from WordPerfect where the user designs the outline layout or creates a custom one for themselves.

I wonder if Open Office is easier to use than this,since you referred to it.  Do you know?

Anyway, as I pointed out, this is a show stopper when the format cannot be made presentable.  I call that highly critical, regardless of what anyone else may say.  It is a given.

(In reply to KitchM from comment #0)
> there is no way to edit the outline format.
There is a way:
 
> Choose Format - Bullets and Numbering - Outline tab
Well, if you look at the "Position" and "Options" tabs, you'll see that you're actually able to customize any aspect of the list. You can click once on an item in the Outline tab to use it as a base, and them switch to other tabs and customize it further. In particular what you need to look is the "at:" field from the "Position" tab.

> Open Styles and Formatting - Numbering Styles - context menu of an entry -
> choose New/Modify
> -----------------------------------------------
> 
> The second command does not exist
Not true. In the right sidebar click on the second icon from the top (it has a tooltip with "Styles and Formatting"), and then click on "List Styles" (that's the 5th button from the left).

That appears to be non sequitor.  If you are using the program menus, then do not jump to a side bar that does not exist on my screen.  That is extremely difficult to follow.

Try this:
Format menu > Bullets and Numbering > opens a window, not another menu item.

From that window:
Outline tab > no place to edit one of those displayed.  No context menu either.

By trial and error one finds that the highlighted outline format changes the display under the Position and Options tabs.  Bizarre to say the least.  Very non-intuitive and bad programming.

Still, there is no obvious place to edit the extra or missing tabs.  The choices given do not cover all formatting issues.

As it applies to the at field; each line number in the list shows the correct incrementing without any odd increments.

I was able to easily replicate this issue and it's being reported by our users.   The steps are easy and replicated by Beluga too.   Create a new document, then select format > bullets and numbers, then pick outline 1)..a) (second option).  For me, lines 1 thru 9 work fine and then it always fails on line 10, 11 works, and then 12 and higher are broken.   Attaching screenshot.

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Shot of the failure

That's not a big but an annoying bug. It shouldn't be necessary that a user has to correct a default feature value so that it looks "correct". It should work nicely out of the box.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 56258 ***