Re: [libreoffice-users] outline numbering

On 11/08/2014 05:29 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> That sounds truly bizarre!
>
> 1.  Do you have different versions of LibreOffice installed in parallel?

No, only one version. I do have a Windows/Ubuntu dual boot with LO 4.1.5 
on the Windows side and LO 4.2.7 on the Ubuntu side, but I've seen this 
behavior long before either of those versions.

I first noticed this behavior several years ago when I was sharing 
documents between LO and Word. At the time, the two programs did outline 
numbering differently. LO controlled number spacing with the "width of 
numbering" method whereas Word always automatically inserted a "tab" 
character between the outline number and the following text. At the 
time, I preferred the LO method, but it resulted in some inconsistencies 
when documents were shared between the two programs. I first noticed the 
"newer" dialog boxes (with "Numbering followed by" option) when I 
imported a .DOC document into LO. I'm assuming LO sensed the additional 
"tab" characters after the numbering that were embedded in the .DOC 
document file and loaded up the appropriate outline dialog box. But, at 
the time the default LO dialog box for my .ODT documents still gave the 
"Width of numbering" option instead of the "Numbering followed by" 
option. However, now it seems as if the "Numbering followed by" option 
is the new LO default.

My guess is that LO is sensing that my older documents have numbering 
positioned with the "width of numbering" method and automatically calls 
up that dialog box. But, once that method is used in a given document, 
it appears that it remains with that document. In playing more with it 
this morning, I've found the following:

1. I can control the outline method at the template level. I took an old 
LO document and saved it as a template, thereby preserving the old 
method of outline numbering.

2. If I insert an old LO file (with the "width of numbering" method) 
into a template that has the "numbering followed by" option, any outline 
numbering in the file is converted to the latter method.

What's more interesting is that, if I click on the contextual help while 
in the outline numbering dialog box, the help screen provides an 
explanation for *all* the possible options of both dialog boxes as if 
they were all available in one box. But, at any time for any document, 
one is only given one option, i.e., *either* "Numbering followed by" or 
"Width of numbering."

Virgil

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