Small bug(?) when loading file into Writer

users
#1

If I load a document into LO Writer (after I'd entered user information)
it automatically jumps to the position in the file I was on when I last
saved. Very nice.

However, this helpful feature doesn't seem to work correctly if the file
has text in columns. In this case the app does jump to the correct page
but then stays on the first character of that page. If I press shift+F5
it then jumps to where it's supposed to go in the first place.

Can others confirm this?

Jon

#2

Monologuing 2/2...

Well then, the complete lack of responses seems to indicate this is
normal behaviour. Strange.

Jon

Subj: [libreoffice-users] Small bug(?) when loading file into Writer

#3

Hi Jon

It is a small bug that seems to have crept in between the 4.1 series and
the 4.2 series. I'm trying to track down the exact commit at the moment.
Let's hope I can understand what has gone wrong and fix it. Otherwise I'll
open a bug (I did not find any bug reported in bugzilla).

/Niklas

#4

Thanks for confirming. It's not really a big deal but it left me
wondering whether I'd done something wrong as it had taken me a while to
get this to work in the first place.

(Aside: in fact, I looked into putting this through the LO bug reporting
system. However, after a few quick glances I was left with the
impression that the system seemed designed to actually keep non-IT
people from posting bugs than to support them in doing so.)

Jon

Subj: Re: [libreoffice-users] Small bug(?) when loading file into Writer

#5

Hi :slight_smile:
It is overwhelmingly complicated when you first look at it!

Luckily most of that stuff is for the devs or QA Team. So you really kinda
ignore all the drop-downs and stuff and just focus on the bit that looks
like posting an email = the subject-line and then the message-box under
it. It is tough trying to pick a useful subject-line that avoids the words
LibreOffice or bug and that quickly make it obvious that you are reporting
about something that is different from all the other LibreOffice
bug-reports.

The wiki-guide asks for tons of info and logs and such but these are things
you can add later. The QA Team can even help you figure out how to post
the logs and such so the main thing is that first posting in the
bug-reporting thing. Once you have done one you'll probably realise how
easy it is and probably soon find yourself helping other people post a
better report or add useful stuff to their reports too.

It's just that when you first look at it there does seem to be a
bewildering amount of complexity but it's actually much easier than it
looks.
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#6

Jon Harringdon wrote:

(Aside: in fact, I looked into putting this through the LO bug reporting
system. However, after a few quick glances I was left with the
impression that the system seemed designed to actually keep non-IT
people from posting bugs than to support them in doing so.)

The full-featured tracker is at https://bugs.freedesktop.org/ and I can understand that being intimidating for anyone not familiar with it.

There is a "bug submission assistant" at https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/bug/ which I assume is intended to simplify the process for non-experts to submit new bug reports. If you have problems with that one, it may be worth starting another discussion (i.e. new email to users at global.libreoffice.org with a relevant subject, rather than replying to this email) describing specific areas which are unclear. Someone may be able to help explain, or even update the assistant based on that feedback.

Mark.