https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154145

--- Comment #9 from ady <[email protected]> ---
I could be wrong but there seem to be some misunderstanding and/or inaccurate
documentation. In either case, users might be misled regarding this matter.

When the "Default" setting is used, this means (or it should mean) "use the
alignment that is set in the cell style that is used in the current cell".

So, if I edit my Default _style_ to use "Top" alignment, then any cell that
uses the Default style will use the Top alignment as well, unless I change that
particular cell manually with a direct formatting.

If I set a different style for a specific cell, and that style is set to use
"Justified" vertical alignment, then the "Default" setting for that cell will
be also the "Justified" vertical alignment.

Now assume I take that cell and change its alignment to "Bottom", and then I
change it back to "Default" alignment, it will go back to its default setting
for its cell style, which is "Justified" for that specific cell, according its
style.

So, the first issue is to correct the help file for the "Default" alignment(s),
as its current definition is incorrect. It is the usual result, but not the
correct definition.

The second issue is the menu entry vs. the toolbar. If I press the "Top" icon,
the alignment goes to top. Pressing it again will release the alignment for the
relevant (selected) cells to their respective "default" styles. This does not
happen to the menu, because the menu does not remain pressed, which means that
the second time I press the same alignment, I am not "releasing" it but instead
repeating the action (maybe to a different set of cells with mixed alignments).
I actually think this behavior makes sense and brings flexibility, between the
difference between the icon and the menu: two different outcomes, depending on
what exactly I intend to do.

Therefore, this might only need some examples in the wiki, and a correction to
the docs for what it means the "default" alignment in each case.

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