[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 125736] Writer: adding a column to a table should enlarge and not squeeze table unless page width is reached

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=125736

--- Comment #3 from Christian Lehmann <christianw_lehmann at arcor.de> ---
Since I reported this bug almost two years ago, and apart from the confirmation
by Timur, it has been ignored and nothing has happened. Let me now expand on
the report to demonstrate the scope of the problem:

There are (apparently) two places where the user can adjust changes of the
table width:

1) Tools > Options > LibreOffice Writer > Table > Behavior of rows/columns
2) Table >  Size > Optimal column width

Option #1 offers a setting 'Variable: Changes affect the table size'. This
would lead the user to expect that if he changes the width of a column or adds
a column, the table width will be adjusted automatically. This does not happen;
instead, the existent columns are disfigured. Nor is any other effect of this
setting perceptible.

Option #2 is faulty in two respects:
a) Contrary to its name, it does not produce optimal column width, but only
minimum column width. That is, it only expands the width of columns if
necessary. It does not shrink the width of columns that are wider than
necessary.
b) If the user wants optimal column width for a table, he has to trigger the
adjustment manually after each and every editing of a column or addition of a
column. Since the layout of a table is part of the editing process, this makes
work on a table very laborious.

Balance: Dynamic adjustment of column and table width should be the default
setting for all tables. The user can always override or deactivate it by
setting a fixed width for the table and/or the columns.

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