Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 116892
Missing line spacing option "normal"
Last modified: 2017-05-20 10:45:19 UTC
When the line spacing option is not touched for a paragraph there is no fo:line-height property for its style. In that case the default is "normal". In the paragraph property dialog box the option "Single" is shown, making it look like it is the default. However, when you change the line spacing to another option, save the document, reopen it and change back to "Single", the paragraph style will have the fo:line-height property with the value "100%". This is not the same as "normal", though it looks the same (it shouldn't, see also http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=116887). In fact it is not possible to turn back to the default line spacing option "normal". I think this option should be added to the list, because as soon as the user has touched line spacing it is no longer possible to revert to a consistent value across the document. This will be visible when the document is exported to formats which also use the property line-height.
Same remark as for issue 116887. Which format? Attach a sample document.
This is about ODT. You don't need a sample. Just create an empty document and follow the described instructions.
@OD: Please have a look. It seems to me that this is our typical style concept (= no defect). Defaults are visible in the UI but first not written explicitly (i.e. default font might be "Times New Roman" but there is not mention of this font anywhere). Only when changing 1 attribute (let's say from TNR to Arial) and then back to the original attribute (-> TNR), the font face will be explicitly written and stays "hard coded".
I agree with the style concept. The list of options should just also include "normal" and it should be the default instead of 100%. If fact "Single" should correspond to normal and 1.5 and double should be derived from that. In that case 100% is just a possible value the user can type in. That means if issue 116887 is fixed, this issue doesn't need fixing. It only needs fixing if "Single" continues to correspond to 100%.
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This hasn't changed in version 3.4.1. I think the most consistent solution is to treat the value "Single" as the default. This means that in this case no fo:line-height property should be generated or that its value is set to "normal" instead of "100%", even if "normal" is calculated as "100%". This is consistent with the case where line-spacing isn't changed by the user. Then no fo:line-height is generated, while the dialog box will show "Single" as the current value.
Confirmed in content.xml AOO410m14(Build:9760) - Rev. 1582709 2014-03-30_04:11:07 - Rev. 1583103 Debian
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