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------- Additional comments from e...@openoffice.org Wed Jun 16 19:03:54 +0000
2010 -------
@llstarks: please don't change flags like "issue type".
What looks like a bug must be handled as enhancement because the way to fix it
is not obvious (must be re-designed).
(BTW: defect or enhancement will have no influence on rapidity of the fix)
The problem due to 2 concurring defaults:
- by default the "Numbering followed by" character is a tab and a tab jumps to
to the next tab position when its space to text gets too small.
-> changing from Tab to Space cures the problem.
- by default the "Numbering alignment" is "Left".
-> setting it to "right" cures the problem because the numbering string expands
to the left and does not "push" the tab to the right.
This affects every numbering but is extremely noticeable using Roman numbering
because it expands "faster" then Arabic numbering to the right:
Compare: XVIII (5 characters) and 18 (2 characters).
This varies of course depending on the font used...
Using Tomes New Roman, the effect might show with number VII while it shows
already at II in Courrier New (which is wider).
So possible workarounds while waiting for better defaults:
- use Numbering alignment "Right" (looks better anyway), or
- use something else than a Tab for separator, or
- in some cases, using another font while keeping the other defaults might help
Last thing: Please don't comment for every release that this issue is not fixed.
This is obvious looking at its status!
Else asking for it at every release doesn't push it further.
Unfortunatly we have lot more other issues to fix before...
@Requirements:
Proposals:
The solution would be to change some defaults. For all Numberings or just for
Roman:
1. No Tab as Default: not a good solution because has been introduced AFAIK for
MS-compatibility reasons -> Void.
2. Right alignment by default for Roman numbering -> could be a solution
3. Set wider default Tab position to default paragraph styles so that the effect
shows very "late" when using Roman.
I'd advocate for 2)
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