https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90521
Justin L <[email protected]> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resolution|--- |NOTABUG Status|NEW |RESOLVED --- Comment #8 from Justin L <[email protected]> --- I would say NOTABUG. (In reply to Stefano from comment #0) > 2. Select the text and format it to two columns (Format->Columns, 2) This has created a section with two columns. It is a shortcut for "Insert section with 2 columns" > 3. Select a portion of the text and format it to one column > (Format->Columns, 1) If you would have selected NOTHING, then the format command can identify that you want to format the current section - so the simple approach works fine. Better yet is to simply right-click and "edit section". By selecting only a part of the text in a section, you are indicating that you do NOT want to format the entire section, but just this range of text. Well, ranges of text do not have column information. So the result of format - columns just inserts another sub-section. Essentially, you are repeating step #2 - inserting a new section. This is very consistent behaviour. If you really want to have a sub-section of your columns switch back to single-column mode, then the correct command would be "Insert - Section". > Expected: > The selected text switches to one column. Allowing that would encourage a massive section pyramid. The current approach is very consistent, and strongly hints to the user that "something else is involved", namely sections. Your wrong expectation shows a wrong understanding of where columns are defined. They are not defined by paragraphs... The current implementation does a better job of guiding the user to a proper understanding of how section/columns work than what you suggest. > somebody suggested the usage of sections, but I > think this method only 'wraps' the problem and the bug here described. By definition, when you "format columns" of a selection you are using a section. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
