Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 124199
Tables wrap to another page (page break) without reason
Last modified: 2014-02-07 17:14:16 UTC
Created attachment 82521 [details] shows tables wrapping to wrong pages This is a problem which has been bugging me for years with Open Office: it doesn't place my tables on the page properly. It moves a table to the next page even when there is plenty of room. Open the attached "Test.odt" and you will see the problem. Table 2 would fit on page 1 but is placed at the top of page 2. Place the cursor just before the text "Table 2" and hit Enter to add a line between tables 1 and 2 on page 1. Hit Enter several more times and table 2 will pop back onto page 1. Now you can backspace to eliminate the extra lines between the tables and table 1 will stay on page 1. At random times or after closing and opening the file you will see the original problem reappear, however -- this doesn't fix it.
Reproducible with reporter's sample document and "AOO 4.0.1 – German UI / German locale [Rev. 1524958 2013-09-20 11:40:29]" on German WIN7 Home Premium (64bit)", “historic” 4.0 User Profile used for all predecessor versions: 1. Open document from AOO start center 2. Click behind first text line above tables > caret flashes behind dot 3. <Enter> Unexpectedly second table switches to page 2 :-) 4. Undo (icon) removes empty paragraph of step 3, but does not bring back second Table to page 1 I know these effects, see them from time to time, but mostly the results are much more unpredictable than with this sample document. @gerritb: Any Idea why the bug is so easy reproducible with your sample document and the effect is so extreme? Size reduced pictures or whatever?
Created attachment 82530 [details] screenshot of document when opened Can not reproduce. AOO410m1(Build:9750) - Rev. 1562493 Rev.1562493 Win 7
This is a very common document format for me -- graphics in tables. I do lab reports like this all the time, and this happens in almost every document. I don't think the problem is due to size-reduced pictures. I often put .emf vector-line drawings into tables like this and have the same problem.
Created attachment 82534 [details] Sample created from the scratch I created a Sample document from the scratch with "AOO 4.0.1 – German UI / German locale [Rev. 1524958 2013-09-20 11:40:29]" on German WIN7 Home Premium (64bit)", “historic” 4.0 User Profile used for all predecessor versions: 1. From AOO Start Center new Document (A4) 2. 4 Lines with "x" <Enter> 3. Insert Table (Icon) 2 columns 1 Row 4. Adapt column width more or les 1/3 - 2/3 5. >Print> Key to create screenshot 6. Paste Screenshot into right cell with <control+v> 7. Right click into empty cell -> Table Properties -> General -> Spacings - Below = 3mm' [ok] 8. Click above table, select until below table, <control+c> for Copy 9. Click below cell 10. <control+v> for paste Table copy appears on page 1 11. <control+v> for paste Third Table appears, also on first page 12. <control+v> for paste new Table copy appears Expected: 3 Tables on Page 1, 1 Table on Page 2 Actual: 2 Tables on each page :-( 13. Click into empty paragraph between x-rows and first table 14. <Enter> Expected: only new line Actual: new line + third Table jumps back to Page 1 :-( There might be smaller differences in effects depending on column widths and whatever else, but in 3 attempts I always saw those unexpected Table jumps between the pages.
Due ot comment above