Functionality of the Table Properties text flow tab compared to the Paragraph text flow tab

[kallial]

I have a question about the functionality of the Table Properties text flow tab compared to the Paragraph text flow tab. Below are the steps that I used on LibreOffice 25.2.3.2 version. I also tested this with the latest master build Linux-rpm_deb-x86_64@tb99-TDF (deb) 2026-09-01 04:31:39

1. Add a new table in writer document Table > Insert table
2. Right click on the newly created table and select Table Properties
3. In the Text Flow tab set (Break = enabled, Page = Before, With Page Style = enabled, Page number = set it to anything but the default 1)
4. Without saving the properties press Reset

I expected the values to be reset back to default, but actually none of these settings are reset.

Comparing to similar settings in Format > Paragraph > Text Flow

1. Write some text in the document and go to Format > Paragraph > Text Flow
2. In the Breaks section set (Insert = enabled, Type = Page, Position = Before, With Page Style = enabled, Page number = set it to anything but the default 1)
3. Without saving the properties press Reset

Everything is reset, the page number stays as what it was set but it is disabled and greyed out.

Is this intended or should both of these work similarly to the Format > Paragraph > Text Flow settings?

[ajlittoz]

I am not a developer, consequently my reply is just worth what I understand in LO Writer from an advanced user’s point of view.

In all other cases (paragraph, character, page, frame list ^[+]), the configure dialog modifies some underlying style, even when you Format → Paragraph/Character which applies direct formatting over your text. The Reset button means revert all parameters to their initial settings, i.e. what they are in the style definition on entry to this dialog.

Presently, tables have no “traditional” styles though the ODF Standard has provision for them. There is simply no UI to activate them (and is there any code to apply them?). IMHO, since there is no explicit style associated with the table, the Reset button can’t reset the parameters because it can’t access any reference.

I suppose that the Table Properties uses the same code as the other style categories and the lack of table style implementation is the cause of the behaviour (no special case written for tables).

[+] Please, note I don’t mention “table styles” because they are not styles despite their names. They are rather kind of templates associated with macros. They don’t behave like traditional Writer styles.