Index: sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8par2.cxx
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/sw/sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8par2.cxx,v
retrieving revision 1.145
diff -u -r1.145 ww8par2.cxx
--- sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8par2.cxx	11 Jul 2008 14:18:42 -0000	1.145
+++ sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8par2.cxx	18 Nov 2008 16:23:57 -0000
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@
     short nConvertedLeft;
     short nMaxRight;
     short nSwWidth;
+    short nPreferredWidth;
+    short nOrgDxaLeft;
 
     bool bOk;
     bool bClaimLineFmt;
@@ -1628,7 +1630,7 @@
 {
     sprmNil,
 
-    sprmTTextFlow, sprmTFCantSplit, sprmTFCantSplit90,sprmTJc, sprmTFBiDi, sprmTDefTable,
+    sprmTTableWidth,sprmTTextFlow, sprmTFCantSplit, sprmTFCantSplit90,sprmTJc, sprmTFBiDi, sprmTDefTable,
     sprmTDyaRowHeight, sprmTDefTableShd, sprmTDxaLeft, sprmTSetBrc,
     sprmTDxaCol, sprmTInsert, sprmTDelete, sprmTTableHeader,
     sprmTDxaGapHalf, sprmTTableBorders,
@@ -1643,6 +1645,8 @@
         case ww::eWW8:
             switch (nId)
             {
+                case 0xF614:
+                    return sprmTTableWidth;
                 case 0x7629:
                     return sprmTTextFlow;
                 case 0x3403:
@@ -1762,6 +1766,8 @@
 	nConvertedLeft(0),
 	nMaxRight(0),
 	nSwWidth(0),
+	nPreferredWidth(0),
+	nOrgDxaLeft(0),
 	bOk(true),
 	bClaimLineFmt(false),
     eOri(text::HoriOrientation::NONE),
@@ -1828,6 +1834,15 @@
                 wwTableSprm eSprm = GetTableSprm(nId, pIo->GetFib().GetFIBVersion());
                 switch (eSprm)
                 {
+                    case sprmTTableWidth:
+                        {
+                        const BYTE b0 = pParams[0];
+                        const BYTE b1 = pParams[1];
+                        const BYTE b2 = pParams[2];
+                        if (b0 == 3) // Twips 
+                            nPreferredWidth = b2 * 0x100 + b1;
+                        }
+                        break;
                     case sprmTTextFlow:
                         pNewBand->ProcessDirection(pParams);
                         break;
@@ -1881,6 +1896,7 @@
                         // shift the whole table to that margin (see below)
                         {
                             short nDxaNew = (INT16)SVBT16ToShort( pParams );
+                            nOrgDxaLeft = nDxaNew;
                             if( nDxaNew < nTabeDxaNew )
                                 nTabeDxaNew = nDxaNew;
                         }
@@ -2326,7 +2342,7 @@
         }
     } */
 
-    if (nMinLeft && (text::HoriOrientation::LEFT == eOri))
+    if (nMinLeft && ((!bIsBiDi && text::HoriOrientation::LEFT == eOri) || (bIsBiDi && text::HoriOrientation::RIGHT == eOri)))
         eOri = text::HoriOrientation::LEFT_AND_WIDTH; //  absolutely positioned
 
     nDefaultSwCols = nMinCols;  // da Zellen einfuegen billiger ist als Mergen
@@ -2491,7 +2507,8 @@
             //inside the frame, in word the dialog involved greys out the
             //ability to set the margin.
             SvxLRSpaceItem aL( RES_LR_SPACE );
-            aL.SetLeft( GetMinLeft() );
+            // set right to original DxaLeft (i28656)
+            aL.SetLeft( !bIsBiDi ?  GetMinLeft() : pIo->maSectionManager.GetTextAreaWidth() - nPreferredWidth  - nOrgDxaLeft);
             aItemSet.Put(aL);
         }
     }
Index: sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8par6.cxx
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/sw/sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8par6.cxx,v
retrieving revision 1.188
diff -u -r1.188 ww8par6.cxx
--- sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8par6.cxx	16 Jul 2008 20:11:56 -0000	1.188
+++ sw/source/filter/ww8/ww8par6.cxx	18 Nov 2008 16:24:00 -0000
@@ -6002,7 +6002,8 @@
                                                      //recorded as 3 byte;
         {0xCA78, &SwWW8ImplReader::Read_DoubleLine_Rotate},
         {0x6649, 0},                                 //undocumented
-        {0xF614, 0},                                 //undocumented
+        {0xF614, 0},                                 //"sprmTTableWidth"
+                                                     //recorded as 3 bytes;
         {0xD612, 0},                                 //undocumented
         {0xD613, 0},                                 //undocumented
         {0xD61A, 0},                                 //undocumented