https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=168272
Bug ID: 168272
Summary: Simplify Page Break and Page Style Handling in Writer
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 25.8.1.1 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
OS: Linux (All)
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
Current page break and page style handling in LibreOffice Writer is confusing
and unintuitive.
• Insert → Page Break only moves the cursor to the next page without
affecting the current style.
• Insert → Manual Break → Page Style is overly complex and requires knowing
the target style in advance.
Proposed: Introduce a Page Break feature that breaks the page, ends the current
style (any style the user is on), and allows choosing a new style immediately.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open a document in Writer.
2. Apply any page style.
3. Attempt to insert a page break while changing the style.
4. Observe that current options are either confusing or redundant.
Actual Results:
• Insert → Page Break does not change the page style.
• Insert → Manual Break → Page Style requires multiple steps and prior
knowledge of the style.
Expected Results:
• Page Break should break the page, end the previous style (any style the
user is on), and prompt the user to select a new style from predefined or
custom options.
• User should be able to update the style immediately.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
Users often lose productivity due to complicated handling of page styles.
Simplifying this workflow would reduce frustration and save time, especially in
multi-section documents.
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