Bug 160630 - Write "page number" and "page count" fields no longer work
Summary: Write "page number" and "page count" fields no longer work
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
24.2.1.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Windows (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Reported: 2024-04-11 17:29 UTC by Sarah
Modified: 2024-04-13 11:31 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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odt file demonstrating the reported field bug (10.77 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2024-04-11 17:35 UTC, Sarah 		Details
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Description Sarah 2024-04-11 17:29:36 UTC 
Description:
Whether in the header, body or footer, the Write "page number" and "page count" fields no longer work normally.

New, and old documents now display "Page: Page number of Statistics" instead of:

Page 1 of 20 (example)

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Insert / Alt, I, D / Field
2.[Page number] of
3.Insert / Alt, I, D / Field, [Page count]

Actual Results:
Page number of statistics is displayed 

Expected Results:
# of #


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
This is a rather major issue for students and I will have to downgrade to the previous version.


Version: 24.2.1.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: db4def46b0453cc22e2d0305797cf981b68ef5ac
CPU threads: 16; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 22000; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-GB (en_GB); UI: en-US
Calc: CL threaded
Comment 1 Sarah 2024-04-11 17:35:12 UTC 
Created attachment 193631 [details]
odt file demonstrating the reported field bug

This a major problem for students so I shall have to downgrade before opening my documents containing footnotes.
Comment 2 m_a_riosv 2024-04-11 20:39:39 UTC 
Sure you have enabled
Menu/View/Field Names.
Comment 3 Sarah 2024-04-13 11:31:37 UTC 
Many thanks - problem now resolved.