[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 52599] Centered text first line not centered

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52599

--- Comment #4 from Dave Bnm <dperich at sbcglobal.net> 2012-07-28 16:31:42 PDT ---
A document was sent to me that was created in Microsoft Word and I was asked to
edit it (I expanded it about 6-fold, not that that's pertinent).

The heading of the original document included centered text with different
lines using different text styles and different point sizes--and, yes, all of
it was properly centered.

When I edited the document, the first line of each centered paragraph was
offset to the left by about the amount of an indent.

Please see the attachment.


Q  -- Why you use a paragraph formatting, what is inappropriate for your needs?
A  -- I was aligning text to center.  The first line of that text was not
centered.

Q  -- What EXACTLY is unexpected?
A  -- The first line of text in center-aligned text to be shifted right or left
by about the distance of the text style's indent setting. 

Q  -- and WHY do you believe it's unexpected? (cite Help or Documentation!)
A  -- There is no conceivable benefit.  I would expect a centering feature to
override/ignore the indent setting on a text style. I checked Help and there is
no indication that the first line might not be centered.

Q  -- concerning your OS (Version, Distribution, Language)
A  -- Ubuntu 12.04, LibreOffice 3 Writer 3.5.3.2 Build ID:350m1 (Build:2)

Q  -- concerning your LibO localization (UI language, Locale setting)
A  -- Not sure what you're asking, but I have the OS installation set to
American English as well as any settings I encountered installing LibreOffice
(I've double-checked that recently thinking I may have something set wrong as
my spell check corrects to British English--"colour" instead of "color" and
"centre" instead of "center".  The time zone is set to eastern time US)

Q  -- everything else crossing your mind after you read linked texts
A  -- The spell-check issue happens system wide, not just in LibreOffice. If I
think of anything else, I'll ring your cell.

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