Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 104450
a table doesn't span multiple pages, and stuck with next paragraph
Last modified: 2009-08-26 07:31:23 UTC
in a document imported from word, the table on page 11 should span 2 pages, and not be stuck to the picture next to it.
Created attachment 64336 [details] the issue is on page 11
That's also the already described problem. Floating tables cannot span multi-pages, because they are imported in frames. *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 13791 ***
Closed.
i see. how would a table be inserted in an ooo frame, anyway?
This is done to "emulate" the "floating table" feature from word because Writer does not support it. You will find this in MS Word table properties as "Text wrapping". Set to "none" and tables import fine.
Created attachment 64347 [details] Another version of the document which will import better
thanks mru for your consideration. it really loads better ;). but could i set any compatibility switch in writer to prevent this emulation?
I'm sorry, there isn't. In certain cases this might lead to heavy layout changes - which is not really desired.
while a frame is local to one page, it's content may flow to another frame, on a different page. as ooo is building a document based on imported content, it may create in this case a sequence of connected frames, residing on the sequence of pages the framed content should display on, to contain this content. would you like this way?
We also thought about this in the past, but this solution would only look good for the moment. When editing such a table in a way that means adding or deleting rows, you need to have a mechanism which automatically deletes/adds a chained frame. This effort will make the real solution the choice...
well, just tried to be creative ;). thanks a lot for your contribution and patience for my ignorance, and just hope to see the solution to these problems some time :).