[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 117233] Editing: Numbering restarts from 1 where it should continue from previous list

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117233

--- Comment #9 from muesliflyer at nexgo.de ---
(In reply to Timur from comment #8)
> You say "Select the first three paras" but that's not precise enough. 
> If we do it up-bottom then it starts a new list and looks like restart from
> 1. 
> If we do it bottom-up then it continues previous list. 
What a surprise. I confirm I can reproduce.

> So, I did reproduce but I don't consider this a bug. If you know what you're
> doing, LO has options. Problem is how to be aware of the options. 

There are two things for us to consider:
1. When you select top-down, is it correct that numbering restarts at 1
*without* the Restart numbering property of the fourth paragraph being set?
Apparently, there is another, hidden property of the fourth paragraph that
makes the numbering restart. IMHO, such hidden properties should be avoided and
should be considered a (user interface) bug. And the behavior in my Step 6 is
also not right in my opinion.

2. I wasn't aware that selections are directional, i.e., that the direction of
a selection makes a difference in LO. I don't know of other editors that make
that same difference, maybe I'm missing something here. Is this the only place
in LO where selection direction makes a difference?
Should we make this difference? At least for me it led to unexpected behavior.
I agree, it is kind of neat when you know the difference, when you are a heavy
user. But I would venture to say that most users won't and even a tool tip
won't change that significantly. I am not entirely sure what I would recommend.
Definitely, the Restart numbering property should be heeded. Maybe someone has
an idea how we could make the behavior simpler and more obvious, maybe some
nice visual cue. For example, there could be a handle at the end of the
previous numbered set that could be pulled down across the following paras to
create consecutive numbers.

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