Writer Tab Stops

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#1

I have LibreOffice 7.0.3.1 running on Ubuntu 20.10 64-bit.

What happened to the former ability to right-click on the top ruler and insert a tab stop?
If the feature still exists, where was it moved to and why?

Blessings, Joe

#2

LO v7.0.3.1 on Fedora 33 and  right click on the ruler inserts a tab for me.

~~R
StGeorge

#3

Hello,
Really interesting. For me (LO 7.0.2.2 on F32), a right-click in the
ruler brings up a menu allowing the selection of the measurement units
(or change the type of stop when I click directly on a tab stop), and I
always needed to use left-click to insert a tab stop - never right-
click.
Rémy.

#4

Strange - I have LO 6.4.6.2 on UbuntuStudio and 7.0.2.2 on Windows10 and in Writer on both of them, a right click on the top ruler produces a drop down for options on ruler units (mm, cm, inches, etc).

On both of my installations, there is a small tab emblem at the extreme left end of the ruler bar. Left clicking on that emblem cycles it thro the various types of tab (left, right center ...). When you have the one you need, a simple left click at your selected point on the ruler places that tab type where you want it.

Philip

#5

Argh, Left, Right,   Indeed,as others have said, LEFT click INSERTS tab and RIGHT click adjusts the tab SPACING

My bad. This is they way I recall doing this before.

~~R
StGeorge