[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 133158] New: LO Writer form controls tab order is broken

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133158

            Bug ID: 133158
           Summary: LO Writer form controls tab order is broken
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 6.3.4.2 release
          Hardware: All
                OS: Mac OS X (All)
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: norswede at gmail.com

Description:
I'm on LO Mac 6.4.3.2, macOS 10.15.4 (same problem in recent LO and macOS
versions)

The attached example Writer form has 207 fields (all named "Field" - see Note
1), Most fields are text boxes, and some are check boxes. 

All fields have a customized tab order number (see Note 2), left-to-right,
row-by-row. 

Previously (2017? 2018?), LO Writer obeyed my customized tab order. But now,
when I open my form, the tab order is random.

I discovered a temporary workaround: Form > Design Mode ON, Form > Form
Properties..., then click on the last field in each category (making no
changes), then Form > Design Mode OFF.

After that, during that LO session, tab order will be correct. But after
quitting LO and then re-opening the form, the problem returns.

The example form was created several years ago. So the problem may involve
backward compatibility. A new form created from scratch under 6.3 or 6.4 might
not have this problem.

(Note 1. In the past, LO permitted field name alphanumeric order override tab
order number. So I had to make "Field" the name of every field. Separate bug?)

(Note 2. Tab order numbers are by category. That is, Category 1: 7 fields, tab
order 101-107, Category 2: 40 fields, tab order 201-240, Category 3: 12 fields,
tab order 301-312, etc.)

Steps to Reproduce:
See Description

Actual Results:
See Description

Expected Results:
LibreOffice Writer should have obeyed my custom tab order for form controls.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
See Description

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