1. Create new Writer document 2. Insert->Section->Columns->2, LTR 3. Add some text to columns to be able to select them 4. Select all, Format->Paragraph->Text Direction: RTL Selecting left column, the indents and tabs are shown in right ruler section, and vice versa.
Commited patch to gerrit: https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/20820
Mike Kaganski committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=b53d426b6faad82f98a26f8a4860218f03691b66 tdf#96600: use frame RTL property for determining active ruler column It will be available in 5.2.0. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.