[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 128282] restart manually numbering of numbered lists

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=128282

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--- Comment #32 from sdc.blanco at youmail.dk ---
(In reply to Dieter from comment #9)
> Very strange behaviour:
see bug 135871

(In reply to zionoto from comment #0)
> I'm experimenting with numbered lists in writer and I noticed that every
> time I create a new list separated from a previous one by other text even
> chapters away I have to tell writer that it must restart the number from 1.
Were you using the same List Style for your lists?

"If you have more than one list in a document, the second and subsequent lists
with the same style continue their numbering from the previous list. To restart
at 1, place the cursor anywhere in the paragraph you want numbered 1,
right-click, and choose Restart numbering in the context menu."  
   (Writer's Guide 6.4, p. 217)

> If I don't click on the button to restart the number from 1 writer 
> continues from the previous last value of the previous list. I can't 
> find any AUTOMATIC way to restart the number in a certain style. 
Neither can I.

> Maybe i can understand that to continue from previous element even if it is
> far away, it is useful just in chapters titles / headers to continue the
> same numbering or structure from the previous chapter or sub-chapter.
It can also be useful in scientific texts, where one might want to be able to
write Hypothesis 1, Hypothesis 2, Hypothesis 3...(or Prediction 1, 2, 3, or
Assumption 1,2,3, or all three, therefore each with its own style)...that is
running continuously across chapters. (put the word "Hypothesis" in the
"Before" field in Customize and you are good to go).  (Same principle for books
that want to have a running list of "Tips" or "Good Idea" or "Exercise" across
sections or chapters). So there are good reasons to keep this feature.

But maybe if a simple "Shift-double-click" would automatically include a
"restart numbering" when applying a List Style with numbering from the Styles
Sidebar, then it would not disrupt the workflow significantly, would achieve
what you are seeking, even if not exactly automatic, and could probably be
accomplished as an "EasyHack". 

(This proposal is neutral about the more ambitious ideas of having an
"intelligent, automated logic" about when to add "restart".  It is meant only
to provide a meaningful practical improvement that could be achieved relatively
quickly.)

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