https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=166178
Bug ID: 166178
Summary: Problem with Page Styles transition
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 24.2.7.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
Reporter: legarci...@hotmail.com
Description:
To whom may concern:
I created this report here to be decided if it is a bug. I will put here the
email sent on April 1, 2025, and a workaround done yesterday, and replied today
to the same email. For the context of all of this, I originally used a book
template found on internet on Word, but I saved on LO format after that.
On 01/04/2025 18:25, Luis Garcia wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have been experimenting a problem in libreoffice with page styles
> transition that does not work as expected.
> The new page is not applied, and I had to choose another page style,
> then choose the desired page style and It get the page style desired but
> temporarily. ("Almost") always is the same.
>
> I have been doing a lot to go around with manual page breaks, paragraphs
> text flow, cutting paragraphs, etc. I have no success.
>
> I just asked to ChatGPT to know more about the problem and here is one
> of the answer, from two showed to choose:
>
> LibreOffice users have reported issues where transitioning between page
> styles doesn't consistently apply new styles to subsequent pages,
> leading to problems such as missing headers or unexpected formatting
> changes. This behavior can disrupt document consistency and affect the
> overall presentation.
> To address these challenges, the LibreOffice development community
> actively monitors and resolves such issues. Users are encouraged to
> report specific problems through the official LibreOffice Bugzilla
> platform, which helps developers track and prioritize fixes. Regular
> updates and patches are released to improve functionality, so ensuring
> your LibreOffice installation is up-to-date may resolve existing issues.
> For detailed guidance on managing page styles and troubleshooting
> related problems, the LibreOffice Documentation <https://
> documentation.libreoffice.org/en/english-documentation/> offers
> comprehensive resources. Additionally, the LibreOffice Community Forums
> <https://ask.libreoffice.org/
Workaround done yesterday April 13 and replied today April 14, 2025:
To whom may concern:
I had to do a workaround for my problem by modifying the page style of the new
chapter first page on the page layout from set Mirrored to Only right. It
appears to be working, because if I don't do that, the page style transition
has problems at some points (next style for the second page, headers between
left and right configuration).
Steps to Reproduce:
1. New Chapter for a book, first page with page-style different from the rest
2. Page style with No-header, Yes-footer
3. Second page style is different - Yes-header, No-footer (different headers
for left and right pages)
Actual Results:
Sometimes, the second page does not have the correct header, correct header for
right page, using the header for left page.
And it appears to have the correct page style, but clicking on the correct
page-style do nothing, then I have to choose a different page-style (the one
for first page) and the choose the correct page style for the second page, and
it changes, but many times is being changed or has the wrong header.
Expected Results:
When I choose a page style for a page I expect to see the changes expected for
that page-style, without workarounds on choosing other page-style, and choosing
the correct one to see results. Also, that it keeps the modification, and not
see was changed later for no-reason.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
I did a workaround, forcing the first page of a new chapter to be on right page
only. I changed the Page-layout from mirrored to Only right. It appears to be
working fine on that way. But I cannot tell more beyond that.
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