[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 125082] Format / Paragraph Insert with page number: Not saved if set to 0

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=125082

--- Comment #4 from brodders <srbrodders at yahoo.co.uk> ---
OK, that works - have just tried it and it saves OK.


But this is non-obvious; a 3-step process is needed:

1. highlight phrase on Left page; use Paragraph / Text flow / Insert Break page
number 1
2. adjust page number field on Left page to offset by -1
3. adjust page number field on Right page to offset by -1 (these are
independent)

And this is why LO is sometimes difficult to use.

We are now not fixing a UI situation, as there is a workaround (even if not
obvious) rather than fixing the thing <which is Step 1> so it works in an
obvious manner.

Rinse and repeat over years; such cruft builds ===> user is confused as they
are supposed to know dozens of non-obvious workarounds as the thing in front of
them does not do what it says on the tin.

And the use-case:

Writing a thesis. This has many sections all with different layout; the main
body (with Left-Right pages) comes after front page / contents / glossary etc
etc. i.e. several other format sections before the Left Right pairs start.

Thanks agn!

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