> Does anyone reading this know an issue number for the my other problem, that > right-alignment of list numbers does not work in files > created in OOo2.x and opened only in 2.x? (Question repeated below.) > >> I'm trying to create a custom numbering style that aligns the numbers >> to the right (instead of to the left, which is the default), so that >> when a list has more than 9 items, all the numbers line up on the >> "zeros" column and all the list text lines up. >> >> I have done this successfully in the past and have put the >> instructions on the wiki (as a how-to) and in the Writer Guide. >> However, it no longer works for me: OOo 2.x refuses to recognise my >> selection of right-alignment on the Position page of the Numbering Style >> dialog. Any file created in 2.x has the same problem in 3.0(m17).
Hello Jean, I can confirm that when creating a right aligned list with 3.0(m17) it does not open correctly with 2.4.1 or with 2.3.1. In the other direction instead (from 2.3.1 to 3.0(m17)) it works, however the "position" options tab reverts to the "old" style. Personally I found the old style position tab more intuitive, but I am probably biased as it took me a while to master it :-) What I noticed so far regarding the new position tab: - the field "at" below the spacing option does not seem to have any effect in case you define an indentation - it is possible to write to the left of the left margin if you right align at 0. This is quite interesting as up to 2.4 it was strictly forbidden to write outside the text area. Some months ago I wrote something in chapter 6 or 7 of the Writer guide about lists and I will try to update it some time this week. Cheers, Michele
