[Upstream] LibreOffice Writer misindents text

[Walter Smith]

Binary package hint: libreoffice

1)
Natty:
lsb_release -rd :
Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04

Maverick:
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10

2)
Natty:
apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer
libreoffice-writer:
  Installed: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4
  Candidate: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Maverick:
apt-cache policy openoffice.org-writer
openoffice.org-writer:
  Installed: 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1.1
  Candidate: 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1.1
  Version table:
     1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1.1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/main i386 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/main i386 Packages
     1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) What is expected to happen in Ubuntu 11.04 is when one opens the following document in LibreOffice Writer via the Terminal:

cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/770207/+attachment/2087986/+files/openoffice-doc.odt && lowriter -nologo openoffice-doc.odt

the document looks as it does in Abiword and Ubuntu 10.10's OpenOffice Writer (please see attached Screenshot of how the document looks under OpenOffice.)

4) What happens is some of the text is misaligned (please see attached This is how the .odt document looks under LibreOffice.)

WORKAROUND: Use Abiword.

lsb_release -rd :
Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04

apt-cache policy abiword
abiword:
  Installed: 2.8.6-0.3build1
  Candidate: 2.8.6-0.3build1
  Version table:
 *** 2.8.6-0.3build1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Reporter comments:
The options in Format -> Paragraph -> Indents & Spacing -> Indent is used to influence when the tabulator key was pressed. When pressing the tabulator key, the cursor would jump to the "Before text" point. So, I wouldn't have to set a tabstop at that point, as long as Format -> Paragraph -> Indents & Spacing -> Indent -> Before text was set.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: libreoffice-core 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic-pae 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Apr 25 12:13:54 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: libreoffice
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-20 (4 days ago)

[Jean-daniel-bonjour (jean-daniel-bonjour)]

When defining a negative indent for the first line of a paragraph and using a tab (see figure 1), after saving/closing and reopening the document the first line is misaligned (see figure 2)

[Jean-daniel-bonjour (jean-daniel-bonjour)]

Created attachment 43434
Figures 1 and 2

[Jean-daniel-bonjour (jean-daniel-bonjour)]

I've submitted this bug when I've detected it on LibreOffice 3.3.0, but we are now on LibreOffice 3.3.2 and it is still present !

Thank you to have a look on this problem.

[Walter Smith (walter-francis-smith)]

The problem seems to be that in OpenOffice the
Format --> Paragraph --> Indents & Spacing --> Indent
options used to act like a tab stop. So, pressing the tabulator key would cause the text to jump to "Before text" point.
I will post screen shots to show this, but first I will post an example .odt file where this problem arises.

[Walter Smith (walter-francis-smith)]

I am posting a screenshot of how the file looks under OpenOffice.
This is how it is supposed to look and how it looked before I upgraded to LibreOffice.

[Walter Smith (walter-francis-smith)]

This is a screenshot of how the .odt document looks after upgrading to Ubuntu 11.04 (Beta) and using LibreOffice that comes with it.
As you can see, the earlier indentation caused by pressing the tabulator key just isn't there any more.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Walter Smith, thank you for reporting this bug and helping make Ubuntu better. Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as Triaged and let them handle it from here. Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Downstream bug may be found at:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/770207

1)
Natty:
lsb_release -rd :
Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04

Maverick:
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10

2)
Natty:
apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer
libreoffice-writer:
  Installed: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4
  Candidate: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Maverick:
apt-cache policy openoffice.org-writer
openoffice.org-writer:
  Installed: 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1.1
  Candidate: 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1.1
  Version table:
     1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1.1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/main i386 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/main i386 Packages
     1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) What is expected to happen in Ubuntu 11.04 is when one opens the following document in LibreOffice Writer via the Terminal:

cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/770207/+attachment/2087986/+files/openoffice-doc.odt && lowriter -nologo openoffice-doc.odt

the document looks as it does in Ubuntu 10.10's OpenOffice Writer (please see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/770207/+attachment/2087989/+files/doc_in_openoffice.png ).

4) What happens is some of the text is misaligned (please see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/770207/+attachment/2087990/+files/doc_in_libreoffice.png ).

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Created attachment 46080
openoffice-doc.odt

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Walter Smith, I am closing this bug because it has been fixed in the latest development version of Ubuntu - Oneiric Ocelot.

This is a significant bug in Ubuntu. If you need a fix for the bug in previous versions of Ubuntu, please do steps 1 and 2 of the SRU Procedure [1] to bring the need to a developer's attention.

[1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Procedure

lsb_release -rd
 Description: Ubuntu oneiric (development branch)
 Release: 11.10

 apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer
 libreoffice-writer:
 Installed: 1:3.4.2-2ubuntu2
 Candidate: 1:3.4.2-2ubuntu2
 Version table:
 *** 1:3.4.2-2ubuntu2 0
 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages
 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

[This is an automated message.]
This bug was filed before the changes to Bugzilla on 2011-10-16. Thus it
started right out as NEW without ever being explicitly confirmed. The bug is
changed to state NEEDINFO for this reason. To move this bug from NEEDINFO back
to NEW please check if the bug still persists with the 3.5.0 beta1 or beta2 prereleases.
Details on how to test the 3.5.0 beta1 can be found at:
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/BugHunting_Session_3.5.0.-1

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[penalvch (penalvch)]

Looks as expected in:

LOdev 3.5.0beta2
Build ID: 8589e48-760cc4d-f39cf3d-1b2857e-60db978
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2 Build 6002

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