Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 100262
"Restart Numbering" on first list item not preserved
Last modified: 2017-05-20 11:18:09 UTC
The first numbered list of a document doesn't keep "Restart Numbering" after reopening if it was set with right-click and context menu only. It only keeps the setting using "Paragraph... > Outline & Numbering > Numbering" with "Restart at this paragraph" and "Start with 1". Normally it is not necessary that this setting is preserved for the first numbered list in a document. But: * If this document is part of a Master Document, then the false setting results in confusing/false numbering if you don't use the (more complicated) paragraph dialog. * User setting should always be preserved after saving the document - and not get lost.
Created attachment 60976 [details] First Restart Numbering not preserved with righclick context menu
MRU->OD: a "Restart numbering" on the first paragraph of a list will only be saved when a new "start with" number has been assigned. This can be of interest for Master-/Sub-documents using list styles and outlines.
*** Issue 104721 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
setting keyword "numbering"
Hm... Thinking about this problem it comes to my mind that a list in a sub document of a master document is its own list which should in no situation continue any other list which does not occur in its sub document. Thus, to solve this problem I would change the code which integrates the content of a sub document into the master document. But I do not know if this is the user expectation. It is not clear due to limited resources that this issue is solved for OOo 3.3. To be honest I am adjusting the target.
Lendo->OD: What's the difference between a) making the first numbered list of a document preserved and b) changing the behavior of lists in sub documents of master documents? What's easier to change in the source code? For my part, I think it's better to change a) which will fix b) anyway - but b) will not fix a)(?). Or do I misunderstand something?
I use sub documents for certification exams and I depend on the ability for numbering to increment across sub-documents in the master. i.e. the questions for each subject in the exam are in separate sub-documents. Some of my exams are for a basic-level certification, some are for advanced-only and some are for a combined course. It's really helpful that the numbering doesn't restart between sub-documents - so please don't "fix" that. :-)
od->lendo: Taking the perspective from the ODF side makes somehow the difference. If you have an ODF document (which a sub document of a master document would be), the storing of additional information at the first numbered list about its restarting properties is completely redundant in case that restart value is not given. OOo could nevertheless store this information, but other ODF supporting applications does not have to do it. Thus, OOo have to handle not only documents created by OOo correctly. From the ODF perspective my statement that lists in sub documents can in no way continue lists from other sub documents or the master document is right. od->agosse: Thanks for your view on this. Your view was the reason for my previous statement "... But I do not know if this is the user expectation. ..." Unfortunately, your view/expectation is not really possible in ODF.
I don't know the take of the master document in ODF, but it seems to me the restart numbering could be implemented as a property for the subdocument *within* the master document. When inserting a subdocument you could then specify to restart numbering in its list(s) (my preferable default) or continue numbering from previous subdocument. That way full control is available for the creator/maintainer of the master doument and the creators/maintainers of subdocuments don't have to take into account whether or not the document is to be used in a master document and how the numbering should be handled in the master document. just my 2cts. Willem
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