Re: [libreoffice-users] Text Justification Formatting Not Maintained in Libreoffice Writer Master File?

At 14:33 06/08/2015 -0400, Nobody Noname wrote:
> Can someone please explain why the text justification formatting is 
> not maintained in this example please?

By design, I think. The Writer Guide (Chapter 13) says "If a style 
with the same name exists in the master document and in the 
subdocuments (for example, Default Style), then the style is applied 
as defined in the master document." The idea is evidently that 
different layouts can be maintained in subdocuments and their 
reflection in master documents.

> Any workarounds? I open the child file and note the text is left 
> justified. I then open the master (parent) file that references only 
> this child file, and the text is center justified.

Because your Default paragraph style in the master document is centre aligned.

> I change this to left justified and try and save the changes. Then 
> on closing and re-opening the master file - the changes are not maintained.

You set left alignment using paragraph formatting. When you reopen 
the master document, I think it refreshes the text from the 
subdocument and your change is overridden. If you set the left 
alignment in paragraph *style* formatting instead (i.e. change the 
master document's Default paragraph style), you should find that your 
change is preserved.

If you prefer, I think you can create a custom paragraph style in the 
subdocument (with a name different from any existing in the master 
document) and apply this to the text there. That style should then be 
automatically imported into the master document.

I'm not sure why you are saving your subdocument in the foreign .docx 
format; wouldn't LibreOffice's native .odt format be easier and more reliable?

You will want to read "Styles in master documents and subdocuments" 
in Chapter 13 of the Writer Guide, particularly the reference to 
templates. If you change the Default paragraph style in whatever 
template you used so that it has left rather than centre alignment, 
you may find matters easier to control.

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker


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