[libreoffice-users] Re: Problem with numbered lists greater than 10

Hi Brian and thank you for your explanation.  The reason for the late 
reply is that I have been experimenting with this and managed to find a 
workaround.

You mention the use of styles to make this easier.  I haven't been a 
user of styles, and certainly not for what amounts to an outline.  Could 
I ask you to expand on that a bit.  I'm going to be doing this a lot in 
the future - I write the minutes for a condominium association, so it 
might be time to consider a style.

Regards

James

> Brian Barker [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] 
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> 09 August 2017 14:09
> At 03:10 09/08/2017 -0700, James Wilde wrote:
> > Using 5.1.6.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 Never had these problems before that I
> > remember. I am using a numbered list. Main numbering is 1, 2, 3,
> > level 2 is a), b), c), level 3 is i), ii), iii.
> >
> > Problem 1: when I get to 10. the title suddenly hops in a tab so
> > that it is not aligned with earlier titles. In the past I have
> > always had a little more room between the number. and the title so
> > that all titles are aligned. Have fiddled about with all the
> > settings I can think of without being able to resolve this.
>
> This will be because the two-digit number, along with the dot,
> already extends beyond the tab position at which the text material
> starts for earlier numbers - so the text will now be aligned at the
> next tab stop instead. This will depend on the font size, of course,
> and you can see how this works by reducing the font size: for small
> enough font sizes, everything should line up again.
>
> You should be able to correct this behaviour using the settings on
> the Position tab of the Numbering dialogue. Note that you can select
> levels under Level at the left and set properties differently for each 
> level.
>
> o For labelling that will be of different lengths - such as with your
> 9., 10., and so on, as well as your third level i), ii), and so on -
> you may well wish to set the "Numbering alignment" as Right instead
> of Left. This will solve your problem at a stroke - though you may
> wish to adjust other spacings to deal with any consequent changes.
>
> o Alternatively, you should be able to solve your problem simply by
> increasing the value for the tab stop position for Level 1.
>
> > Problem 2: When I press new line and tab, I have always hitherto
> > hopped in one tab so that a), b) and so on are aligned with one
> > another, a little bit in from the alignment of 1., 2., etc. Now
> > suddenly either the numbering for this one point changes to a letter
> > (the letter which is the equivalent of the next level 1 number, e.g.
> > 10 for J) at the same position as level 1 numbering or the whole
> > numbering system changes to a) b) c) etc at level 1. Have also
> > experimented with several options without result.
>
> Do you have a single numbered list here - or perhaps what looks like
> a single list but is actually a number of separate lists? One way to
> investigate this is to form the list again - which is simpler than it
> sounds. Put the cursor at the end of the first item and press Enter
> and Tab if appropriate. Press Delete to bring the next item's text
> back to that line. Repeat as necessary, using Enter, Tab, and
> Shift+Tab as necessary. But I'm guessing.
>
> Of course, using styles is always better, so creating or using a list
> style may make things easier.
>
> I trust this helps.
>
> Brian Barker
>
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