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Issue #:|58927
Summary:|Writer GUI shows two different Table Numbers for a
|given table
Component:|Word processor
Version:|OOo 2.0
Platform:|All
URL:|
OS/Version:|Windows NT
Status:|UNCONFIRMED
Status whiteboard:|
Keywords:|
Resolution:|
Issue type:|DEFECT
Priority:|P3
Subcomponent:|formatting
Assigned to:|mru
Reported by:|raindrops
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Dec 5 20:41:45 -0800
2005 -------
Each table in Writer is identified by a Table number, seen at three different
places in the GUI:
1. Navigator (Listed in the "Tables" section)
2. Status Bar (Displays only when you are inside any table)
3. Caption (Displays only when you have opted to show captions for tables)
Problem:
The table number in the first two places (in the list above) is different from
the table number in the third place. Despite being different, both numbers are
expressed in identical format ("Table n"). This is confusing for the writer and
reader.
>> The table number embedded in the caption is given in top-down order. The
numbering is DYNAMIC: When the original order of the tables is disturbed (e.g.
tables are inserted, deleted or moved in the document), the concerned tables are
renumbered automatically.
>> In contrast, the table number displayed in the Status Bar and Navigator
reflects the order in which the tables were CREATED. The numbering is STATIC:
The number allotted to a given table does not change when tables are inserted,
deleted or moved in the document.
Suggestion to eliminate the confusion:
Either use the same number at all places, or use separate nomenclature to
distinguish between these two numbers.
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Additional notes:
1. Numbering of nested tables is difficult. Particularly, if the document uses a
two-column table to control its text-flow (i.e., left column is the left margin
and the right column holds the text). In this case, all the "normal" tables in
the document are actually at Level-2. Uniform numbering of such tables is
difficult.
2. Numbering the tables in the order of their creation is not meaningful;
particularly if the document is large. Even the original author will not
remember a table by its birth sequence. For the reader, it makes absolutely no
sense ("Go to the table that was created 53rd in this document").
3. The number used in the caption is a field, which is automatically updated.
This can be used inside the text to cross-refer to any table. When any table is
renumbered, the cross-references are also updated; so the link is never broken.
So, if the Navigator needs a unique identifier for each table, why not use the
same number that is used in its caption?
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