To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=108566 Issue #|108566 Summary|No tabs displayed for multiple selected lines with inc |onsistent tab settings Component|Word processor Version|OOo 3.1.1 Platform|All URL| OS/Version|All Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|DEFECT Priority|P5 Subcomponent|formatting Assigned to|writerneedsconfirm Reported by|occamtechnology
------- Additional comments from [email protected] Fri Jan 22 04:07:01 +0000 2010 ------- This is similar to an issue discussed http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=users&msgNo=85855 When several lines are selected, in which there are different tabs set for different lines, there are no tabs shown on the ruler (and the list of tab stops in the format paragraph dialogue is empty). For example, this issue occurs for a table (entered as text and arranged into columns using tab stops; effectively a tab delimited text table; not an Ooo Writer table), and the first line(s) of the table, which contains titles of the columns, has different tabs to rest of the table (a decimal tab is useful for numerical columns in the table, but will offset the column's text title, so a left or right tab is used to arrange the title for that column). When the rows of the table are selected, so that the entire selection has consistent setting of tabs, these tabs are displayed on the ruler, and in the table of tabs in the Format Paragraph window. If a line with a different tab setting is ALSO selected, then no tabs are displayed. Perhaps this could be handled more elegantly. We use these text-tables because it is inherently simple to move the contained data into and out of spreadsheets, and from other applications. Also, these tables export conveniently to ascii text files. The writer tables, at this point, do not allow us to move such large volumes of data into and out of the document while still retaining such simple text structure. I set the Priority to P5, as it is only a very minor annoyance, and it only happens when handling inconsistently tabbed lines. It is of particular annoyance where there are many tabs set in a large table (hundreds of lines, with up to 12 columns), and the tab of one line of data has inadvertently been adjusted or removed (or a line has been inserted which had different tab settings and they have been retained). So when the selection is made, no tabs are displayed. I either locate the offending line (not always obvious) and change it to conform (ie cutting and pasting without formatting to capture the tab settings of the preceding line), or I force the entire table to conform by cutting and pasting without formatting to capture the tab settings of the first data line. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
