Bug 95076 - Single page not centered when in multiple-page view
Summary: Single page not centered when in multiple-page view
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
Inherited From OOo
Hardware: All All
: low enhancement
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: Multi-Page-View
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Reported: 2015-10-15 03:46 UTC by Chris Sherlock
Modified: 2022-07-27 13:36 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Screenshot of non-centered document page on OS X full screen mode (1.29 MB, image/png)
2015-10-15 03:46 UTC, Chris Sherlock
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Screenshot of non-centered document page on OS X full screen mode (748.34 KB, image/png)
2015-10-15 03:50 UTC, Chris Sherlock
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Description Chris Sherlock 2015-10-15 03:46:39 UTC
Created attachment 119633 [details]
Screenshot of non-centered document page on OS X full screen mode

When in full screen mode in OS X, the document page is not centered. 

See screenshot to see what I mean. 

Noticed on OS X when moving a new blank LibreOffice document to it's own desktop as is now possible on OS X El Capitan.
Comment 1 Chris Sherlock 2015-10-15 03:50:37 UTC
Created attachment 119634 [details]
Screenshot of non-centered document page on OS X full screen mode
Comment 2 Alex Thurgood 2015-10-18 19:10:28 UTC
Chris : look at the bottom of your screen near the zoom slider, you will see that the page is indicated as double page display. What happens if you click on the single page icon (leftmost), is the page then centered ?
Comment 3 Chris Sherlock 2015-12-25 22:37:47 UTC
It is :-) Didn't notice that. 

However, if there is only one page and you are in double-page view, then shouldn't the page be centered still?
Comment 4 Alex Thurgood 2015-12-28 08:13:10 UTC
(In reply to Chris Sherlock from comment #3)
> It is :-) Didn't notice that. 
> 
> However, if there is only one page and you are in double-page view, then
> shouldn't the page be centered still?

Good question :-) And frankly, I have no idea - I suppose we should compare that to similar products and see how they behave ? (if such an option is even available). Confirming.
Comment 5 QA Administrators 2017-01-03 19:55:06 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 6 eisa01 2017-11-05 16:18:08 UTC
This is still present.

I checked Word for Mac 2016 and they show a single page centered when in two-page print layout, if that's the only page.
Comment 7 eisa01 2017-11-05 20:59:35 UTC
This is also the case for LO on Windows, and the behavior has been inherited from OOo

Word 2007 has similar behavior as LO though, the single page is not centered in two-page view.

I would assume we should have the same cross-platform behavior on this, so setting OS to all
Comment 8 QA Administrators 2018-11-06 03:56:18 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 9 Thomas Lendo 2018-11-06 08:42:03 UTC
Still reproducible with 6.2.0.0.alpha1+ from 2018-10-29_01:05:52.

I'm changing the importance from 'normal' to 'enhancement' as this is an intended behavior. In multiple-page view, the first (and also if it's the only) page always will be displayed on the left as if the row is filled with pages. If the LibreOffice window is so wide and the zoom level is below 100% so that 3 pages can be seen on the screen, then a single page is displayed as if 3 pages are there. The single page is not centered.

In MSO Word 2013, a single page of the view or of a new row of pages always is centered. After inserting new pages, the first page goes to the left side.

Adding needsUXEval to discusss, what we want in LibreOffice.

Personally, the visual appearance in MSO Word 2013 is more 'streamlined' and dynamic. I like it. But the current behavior in LibreOffice is no 'fault', it only looks less modern.
Comment 10 Cor Nouws 2019-04-02 19:48:22 UTC
I'm fine with this enhancement.
Comment 11 Heiko Tietze 2019-04-04 05:37:46 UTC
So let's center the page if there is only one.
Comment 12 Timur 2022-07-27 09:22:21 UTC
If single page, then left position indicates Multi-Page-View and full screen doesn't change it as it should not change. No idea why this wasn't pointed out earlier. 
This is NotABug for me. Heiko, please reconsider.
Comment 13 Timur 2022-07-27 09:30:52 UTC
Even if someone wants different behavior, it's is always *wrong* to change default yet debatable options.
New option may be added, not more that that (in this case, I don't see a need but if reporter still wants it OK)
Comment 14 Heiko Tietze 2022-07-27 12:32:53 UTC
(In reply to Timur from comment #12)
> This is NotABug for me. Heiko, please reconsider.

Bug is a wide term. But Thomas' comment 9 makes it clear that we have room for improvement. The importance is low, indeed.
Comment 15 Timur 2022-07-27 13:36:37 UTC
I still don't see what's Expected. Whatever, please option only, not change.