[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 136412] Insert page break with page style overwritten when applying when applying page style to next page

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=136412

--- Comment #6 from Telesto <telesto at surfxs.nl> ---
(In reply to Justin L from comment #5)
> (In reply to Telesto from comment #4)
> > However what I - Benjamin - would expect: only page 3 gets changed. Double
> > Clicking a Page Style should insert a (new) page break if not already
> > present (the other case being already present with a style set) and apply
> > the they Page Style (in this case Landscape) to only that page.
> 
> This approach would litter the document with page breaks.

-> Fair point

 And what about
> someone who wants to change the entire document from default to landscape?
> Now they would not be able to just double-click on Landscape. (Of course,
> they could modify the orientation of Default - but that is a lot harder
> conceptually.

-> There is a cost benefit ratio


I clearly need to list they user cases :-). I'm reasoning from the perspective
of having a multi page document, and want to rotate a single page. In Word
(2003) I use File -> Page Properties. Next best thing is Format -> Page Styles
-> Page tab (but that's certainly doing something different). The same mistake
is even made in the Tabbed toolbar. Page portrait changes the default page
style to portrait mode.

So still the opinion that there must be; something to improve the current
situation. I'm still not denying that the current workflow being consistent,
from within the paradigm/concept. However it's not that easy to get. So enough
potential get you annoyed/frustrated/mad. 

And the dialog must be build that way that it works out of the box without
reading the manual/help as far as possible. The read the manual approach for
Text Editor isn't the first thing I'm inclined to do. And the need for reading
the manual for a simple page rotation (landscape). I would rather quick
consider one of the competitors. And it's of course setting the tone for the
whole application.. Ideally I would get a group of 100 volunteers testing the
switching a single page in a document to portrait mode.. And see if the succeed
and how much time it has taken them :-)

Also you want to convert 'user from' different Word editors (if you want to
grow). So GUI comparability might help. 

Still convinced something has to be changed :-). Next attempt:
1) First page paragraph style -> Set text flow /page break & apply Paragraph
style
2) Press CTRL+Enter (page break)
3. Select the second page.. Right Click status bar/ page style & set it to
Landscape -> Both pages change.. I would assume the page style would be set at
the first page break 

The objection against this being? [Hopefully not wasting so much precious time]
You may answer very short lines :-]

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