Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 63204
WW8: fixed linespacings handled noticeably different from the default linespacings
Last modified: 2013-08-07 14:38:26 UTC
In Word, when setting up line spacing in paragraph styles, all of the space is automatically put BELOW the line. In Writer, when setting up line spacing in paragraph styles, half of the line spacing is put ABOVE the line, half is put BELOW the line. This may not seem like a big deal, but it's a big deal when you're trying to get styles to match up to numbers on the left side of the margin in pleading paper. See the attached .gif picture to see what I'm talking about. What I'd like you guys to do is mimc Word and WordPerfect and when line spacing is set, have all of the space appear BELOW the line.
Created attachment 34891 [details] mismatched lines on pleading paper
I do not fully understand... The adaption of line spacing has been implemented for OO 2.0 and is the new default in OO2. There's a compatibility option in Tools.Options.Writer.Compatibility (should only be enabled when opening OO 1.x documents). Could you please attach a sample document which shows what's differently between Word and Writer? Thanks a lot!
Without a sample document I am not able to see any problem here. Line spacing works the same as in MS Word since OO 2.0.
Created attachment 34983 [details] pleading paper line mismatch
Created attachment 34984 [details] pleading paper looks good in Word
reproducible with OOo on linux. (OS to ALL), but is not an import problem, but a difference in how OOo handles fixed linespacings. See the attached document and screenshot for an explanations. When a fixed linespacing is used, OOo doesn't only apply it between the lines (as it is the case when using "double" linespacing for example), but applies some spacing above and below as well.
confirming.
Created attachment 34994 [details] screenshot demonstrating the difference
Created attachment 34995 [details] sample document as seen in the screenshot
MRU->FME: it looks, that OO Writer adds a bit more spacing above a paragraph which has fixed line spacing than it is done by MS Word. See the attached "Example.DOC", there at line 15 you can see the difference. Looks that we need a further compatibility option.
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