https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=121865
--- Comment #6 from victoria <[email protected]> --- I tried to replicate this feature regarding auto-numbering/everything in Open Office Writer. The original bug writer refers to version A00341ml/build 9593 but doesn't indicate what operating system he/she used. For purposes of my replication I am using an HP EliteBook 8460p which is running Windows7 and I used Open Office version 3.3. My first impression on reading this bug was, 'Yes! I understand how an automatic setting can be very annoying, especially if you are going back and forth between a conventional paragraph structure and say an outline or bullets.' To replicate I used the above mentioned computer, operating system and software version and did the following. 1. I opened OOo Writer 3.3 2. A default blank word document automatically appeared 3. I began typing a several sentences then I hit my enter key and started numbering. 4. I used a 1. (1 with a period and 2 spaces after) then typed my sentence. 5. I hit my enter key and typed another sentence Observation - Automatic numbering came on and a drop down tool bar also appeared specific to 'Numbering and Bullets'. 6. I hit my enter key again. With the cursor on the same line I chose the turn off/on auto numbering icon on the Numbering and Bullet drop down tool bar. Observation - The automatic numbering tool bar disappeared as did the number on the line my cursor was on. My margin returned to normal - as it was before the numbering. I also completed the same steps using an HP compaq tower PC running a Windows XP operating system and OOo Writer 3.3. Following the exact same steps as above I received the same results. The automatic numbering came on via a drop down tool bar and the automatic numbering worked as expected (ie - kept my numbering correct, 1, 2, 3 etc. after I chose the enter key each time). I searched using the tools option and even customize to try to turn the auto number/bullet off. You can for one line using the drop down tool bar that appears and the 'insert unnumbered entry' icon. But I could find no way to stop it always once you start numbering in the appropriate format (i.e. - 1. and a space or 2 spaces). I thought of several follow up tests to complete to see when and how the automatic numbering/bullet system works. Here are some that I tried, see the attachment for specific details. Throughout these tests I used my HP EliteBook 8460p laptop running Windows7 and OOo version 3.3. Here is a list of the tests that I ran: - Numbering/Capital A using 1 space after the period. - Numbering/Capital A using no space after the period. - Numbering/Capital A using no period and 2 spaces. - Numbering/Capital A using no period and 1 space. - Numbering/Capital A using no period and no space. Observations - It matters if there is a period and spacing. Example - when I used a number without a decimal point and 2 spaces the automatic bullet/numbering did not come on. An interesting finding is when I used the period but no spaces - when I hit the enter key for the 2nd line, I got the same number (1) AND a Roman numeral II! Open Office does not automatically 'bullet' letters. I tried upper and lower case letters. I thought this was very interesting. I then tried using characters such as ampersand, percentage and the asterisk. I used periods and spaces as I did above and I again found something interesting. The percentage and ampersand do not activate the automatic bulleting/numbering, however, when I used the asterisk the automatic bulleting/numbering did activate! However, Open Office 3.3 changed the asterisk to a dot or single bullet point. Is this a bug that OOo changed my chosen icon? I also tried a table and numbering within the table. OOo does not number automatically within a table. I then completed a compared to MS Office 2010. Using my HP laptop EliteBook 8460p and running Windows7 and MS Office 2010 I completed the same tests, in the same order, here are my results. MS Word 2010 has no automatic numbering/bullet system. Instead you type what you want then highlight your section that you want numbered or in bullet point format and choose that icon on the toolbar. MS Word 2010 then takes that highlighted section and bullet points it or numbers it to your specification. The problem is that usually the rest of your margins in your entire paper are now off. MS Word 2010 does not automatically bullet/number within a table. Based on my findings either the original bug is fixed or this is a feature of the software. Overall I can see how the automatic bullet/numbering could be an annoyance, however, personally I like it. I like how it works and I feel it works better than MS Word 2010. Please see the attached files of follow up tests and results. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug. You are the assignee for the bug. You are watching all bug changes.
