Conversion from ODT to EPUB ignores "restart numbering" in numbered lists

[Paddy Landau]

• Calibre version 6.16
• Operating system Linux Ubuntu 22.04

Summary: When converting an ODT document to EPUB, "Restart numbering" in a numbered list is ignored.

How to reproduce:

1. Create an ODT document, e.g. with LibreOffice.
2. Create two or more independent numbered lists.
3. Assign a numbering style to each list, e.g. the built-in "Numbering ivx". Each list continues numbering from the previous list.
4. Set "Restart numbering" on the first item in each list. Each list begins with 1 (or "i" or "a" depending on the style chosen).
5. Add the document to Calibre.
6. Use Calibre to convert the document to EPUB.
7. View the generated EPUB document.

What to expect:

1. Each list begins with 1 (or "i" or "a" depending on the style chosen).

What actually happens:

1. Each list continues numbering from the previous list.

This happens whether choosing EPUB version 2 or 3.

Sample ODT and generated EPUB documents attached. ODT document created with LibreOffice version 7.5.2.2.

[Paddy Landau (paddy-landau)]

I have discovered a workaround.

1. Export the ODT file as HTML.
2. Import the HTML file into Calibre, and convert that to EPUB.

[Charles Haley (cbhaley)]

Another workaround: in LibreOffice save the document as .docx. Convert that to EPUB.

[Paddy Landau (paddy-landau)]

@ cbhaley re comment #4

I've just tried this, and the .docx format results in a better-formatted .epub than does the .html.

So, thank you for that suggestion.