Re: [libreoffice-users] Is this a bug.

On 13/02/18 01:21, Regina Henschel wrote:
> Hi Steve,
>
> Steve Edmonds schrieb am 12.02.2018 um 05:15:
> > Hi.
> > I am trying to use tabs to line some parameter pairs up. This may or may
> > not be a bug depending upon the way you think a decimal tab should work.
> >
> > If you put the following into a writer document
> >
> > 4800=4800
> > 19K2=19200
> >
> > Now highlight and Format>paragraph>tabs.
> >
> > Set a tab stop at 5cm, decimal, character set to '='
> >
> > Tab the above lines.
> >
> > Should the 2 = signs line up or should the K in the lower line align
> > with the = in the top line?
> >
> > LO 5.4, I get the K aligning with the =, the = don't all line up as I
> > had expected.
>
> Go to Tools > Options > Writer > Compatibility and check "Use 
> OpenOffice.org 1.1 tabstop formatting". Then the stops will align at = 
> sign.
>
> Kind regards
> Regina
Thanks, saved the day. Do you have some background on why that is an 
option, I am fairly certain that is the way Wordpro used to also work.

Cheers, Steve

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