Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 60772
"Bullets and numbering" loses sequence when reformatting in table
Last modified: 2013-08-07 14:42:16 UTC
I started with a numbered list (1., 2., etc.) and then decided that I wanted it to be in a table, so I selected my text and told OOo to insert a table. Every line in my original list ended up being a row in the table, and it kept the numbering. Excellent! When I would insert a new row, the new row would be automatically populated with the correct number in sequence. Awesome! I decided that I didn't like the spacing from the left edge to the number, so I selected all the rows of the table, selected "Bullets and numbering..." from the Format menu, and then changed the spacing from 0.25 to 0. When I clicked "Ok", all of the numbers changed to "1.". Not good. This seems like a bug to me. I did notice that if I DO NOT select the table cells and I try (so I was thinking) to change the formatting for only ONE line, it changes the formatting for ALL of the lines. Interesting. Another thing I can't figure out how to do is change the default formatting that you get when you just click the "numbering" button in the toolbar.
Please try out with OOo 2.0.1. There we introduced many fixes in the numbering subcomponent. At least, I was not able to reproduce the described problem there.
Closed.