https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47303
Bug #: 47303
Summary: FORMATTING: Behaviour of Options "Basic Fonts
(Western)" is not transparent
Classification: Unclassified
Product: LibreOffice
Version: LibO 3.5.0 Release
Platform: Other
OS/Version: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Status Whiteboard: BSA
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
AssignedTo: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
ReportedBy: harald-koes...@htp-tel.de
Problem description:
In order to illustrate the problem some steps (Only the basic font "Default" is
considered here, other basic fonts behave equal):
[1] Start LibreOffice and open a new text document (Doc1).
[2] Tools > Options... > LibreOffice Writer > Basic Fonts (Western) > Click
"Default" in order to start with the same initial situation.
[3] Choose another Default basic font (Font1), then "OK".
[4] Open another new text document (Doc2), then open Options dialog again.
Font1 is displayed as Default basic font.
[5] Choose another Default basic font (Font2), then "OK".
[6] Change back to Doc1 and display options again. Font1 is displayed as
Default basic font. I expected Font2, hence in step [5] the font has been
changed to Font2. Go on either with [7a] or [7b]
[7a] Click "Cancel".
[8a] Open a third new text document (Doc3). Guess which font is now the basic
font! It's Font2, though one step before Font1 is displayed as current basic
font.
[End]
[7b] Click "OK".
[8b] Open a third new text document (Doc3). Now Font1 is displayed as basic
font. Then "OK".
[9b] Change to Doc2. The basic font is Font2 although Font1 is displayed as
current font in step [8b].
First I was rather confused and it took me a long time to understand this
behaviour. I am still not sure if I understand everything correctly:
(a) Always if you change to or open an existing document the fonts of the basic
paragraph styles (Default, Heading,...) of this document are displayed.
(b) If you change the font of a basic paragraph style with the Paragraph Style
dialog, the changed font is afterwords also displayed in the option dialog.
(c) Always if you create a new document, those fonts are used, which have been
acknowledged lastly with "OK". This may be a long time ago.
(d) The only way to display the options is to create a new document.
(e) If you change the options (with "OK") the basic paragraph styles of the
current document are also changed.
Proposal in order to prevent the confusion:
(a) Change heading of this option category to "Basic fonts (Western) of new
documents".
(b) The basic fonts of the current document should no longer displayed in the
options dialog.
(c) The check box "Current document only" can be dropped.
(d) Introduction of new tab "Basic fonts (Western)" in Properties dialog (Menu:
File > Properties...). In this new tab the basic fonts of the current document
are displayed and can be changed.
(e) In the options dialog a hint "Viewing and changing basic fonts of current
document go to: Menu: File > Properties... > Tab 'Basic Fonts (Western)' " or
similar could be useful.
I did not check the behaviour with option categories "Basic Fonts (Asian)" and
"Basic Fonts (CTl)". I expect an equal behaviour as described above.
Problem exists also in Version 3.4.5.
Hint: In bug 43786 I described a similar problem with an option, which is used
as a property of a document.
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