Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 7750
Converting text to table - text spacing problem
Last modified: 2020-01-03 00:12:32 UTC
When converting text into a table, if the "Border" check box is unchecked, the spacing between cells is set to 0. This means that text in neighbouring cells runs together on the page. When the check box is set, a gap of 0.04" is set. If the border is created, and then set to none, the spacing remains at 0.04", which is what I would expect to see if no border was used. There are occasions where a border is not required, but the text obviously needs to be kept separate.
Des, thanks for taking the time to post this issue. When I create a table from text without a border, the spacing seems fine to me. Could you please list step by step instructions on how to reproduce this issue, or include all the files we need to reproduce this issue. Thank you for using and supporting OOo.
Create several lines of text. Go to Tools, Text <-> Table. Deselect Header, but leave Border selected, and hit OK. This creates the table. Right click in the table and select Table and go to the Borders tab. The "Spacing to contents" section has all settings at 0.04". Undo the changes, or create another set of text. Go through the same process, except deselect Border this time. Again right click and go to the Borders tab. You will notice that the "Spacing to contents" section now has all settings at 0.00". When a cell or cells has a lot of text, it will display right up against the text in the next cell, which is obviously not particularly easy on the eye. I believe this is a bug, rather than a feature and it needs to be resolved as one of the little annoyances which will inhibit mainstream acceptance of OOo.
Thanks for the explaination, Des. In summary, you would like the "Spacing to contents" setting for borderless tables to default to a number greater than zero. I cannot classify this as a defect, but I will pass it on as an enhancement request. Thank you for using and supporting OOo.
Reassigned to BH
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