https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=155649
Bug ID: 155649
Summary: EDITING Writer Chapter Numbering Position Parameters
Cannot Go Beyond 17 mm
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.5.3.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
ISSUE SUMMARY:
While editing an 'old' document, I've discovered that I can no longer modify
the Chapter Numbering Position parameters - alignment, tab stop or indent -
beyond 17 mm. Yet previous set Positions are correctly being displayed at 25,
30, 40 mm etc..
I'm experiencing this issue on these recent LO revisions:
Mint 21 7.3.7.2
Win 10 7.4.6.2
Mint 21 7.5.3.2
TO OBSERVE:
- Start a new Writer document with default A4 portrait page style via
Format > Page style > Page tab > Format
- Set the unit of measure (UM) to 'mm' via
Tools > LO Writer > General > Measurement unit > millimetre.
- From Tools > Chapter Numbering attempt to change alignment, tab stop or
indent parameters.
- Observe they can't be increased beyond 17 mm.
ROOT CAUSE?
While checking this issue on another PC, I realised if the Writer UM is set to
'cm', positioning works correctly up to 17 cm. (Note 17 cm is the usable A4
page width between the default (margins which makes sense). The problem seems
to be with Positioning 'validation' which limits values to 17 units even with
UM= mm, whereas it should scale to 170.
If you alter the page margins then the Position 'maximum' values track the
usable page width (as expected).
TEMP WORKAROUND:
Always use UM= cm when editing or first creating Chapter Numbering Positions.
Once established, the document positions continue to function OK after changing
UM back to 'mm' (mm is the 'norm' in Europe).
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