Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 2235
page numbering offset
Last modified: 2011-01-28 06:19:42 UTC
When adding the field "page numbers" (either in the footer, header, or main text) and setting the offset for the numbering to start from over 30 does not produce the correct numbering, in fact after pressing "ok" on the field properties window no numbers are displayed and no numbers are printed if you send the doc to the printer. This happens no matter what the other choices are selected in the field properties window for page numbering. In reproducing this defect attention has to be paid to what number is inserted in the offset, because for small numbers (up to 10 or 11) the application works fine. For this defect the application (writer) does not crash, just the correct numbering is not produced. This happened to me always, under both linux and windows versions. Step by step reproducing the defect: 1. open a new doc in the writer 2. insert the footer 3. inside the footer insert the field "page numbers" 4. open the field "page numbers" properties window by clicking with the right button mouse on the field 5. choose an offset (to be typed in the bottom/right part of the field properties window) that is bigger than "30". 6. give the "ok" to the field properties window. 7. the page numbers field is not anymore displayed in the document. Take care to use big numbers in step 5. above because there is no defect for small numbers (< 11).
The use of the page offset that you have chosen is dedicated to indicate the previous or following page(s). Therefore it works only up to a number of pages that do exist in the document. To start with a page number of your choice, you must set it at the first paragraph of the page that shall get the number. Follow these steps: - Insert - Manual Break - select "Page break" - choose a page style - check "Change page number" - choose a number - OK In the dialog Format - Paragraph, tabpage "Text flow" you will see the settings. This way you can get rid of it or modify it. Of course, this is also another way to apply it. You may use this feature in a paragraph style as well. But remember that using this style will make the numbering start again every time you use it. This makes sense in a chapter heading style of a document whose chapters shall all start with the same page number (common use is multi-language user's manuals). >:O)
I have found a bug with page numbering with offset. To reproduce it: -Create a new blank document in OOo (1.0) . -Format->Paragraph->Text Flow->Check the boxes "Break" (Page, Before) and "With page style" (First Page, Page Number=10)->OK -Insert->Footer->First Page -Insert->Fields->Page Numbers ("10" appears in the footer) -Click by the mouse at the upper left corner of the page to start typing there. -Setting fontsize to 96 on the toolbar -start typing with huge letter, filling more than 2 pages WITHOUT PRESSING ENTER! (So the document contains only one paragraph). -Remaining at the end of the text: Insert->Footer->Default -Insert->Fields->Page Numbers (bug: "10" appears again!!!) -Scrolling back to the first page and pressing ENTER somwhere in the text -See the page number at the bottom of the second page: it bacame good: it is "11" -If I remove the end-of-paragraph sign entered previously or just Edit->Undo: the page number remains "11" So the problem is that the adjusted page number does not change itself until you do not press an end-of-paragraph into the first paragraph on the first page. Best regards, Csongor HALMAI
Reassigned to Michael.
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The first problem is not a bug; it is a desired behaviour. For manipulated page numbers use the method Stefan Baltzer described above. The second problem is totally different from the first one. I'll file an internal bug for it so that we get this fixed for OpenOffice 643.
I'll close this Issue, because the first problem isd not a bug and the second will be handled internally. Thank you for your patience.
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After reading the number of issues, concerning this page offset, maybe some modification of the OOo Ui should be done to ease restarting the page numbering. This is not natural at all to have to modify the PAGE number in the PARAGRAPH format menu.
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