nextcloud / nextcloud/ios

Testflight: Feature : include the break between pages into .docx documents and the likes

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Description

Expected behaviour

.docx, .pages, .odt files should show breaks between their pages

Actual behaviour

.docx, .pages, .odt files do not show their pages but one long page.

Steps to reproduce

open a .docx file

Reasoning or why should it be changed/implemented?

Reason is readability. Some of them have been written with pages in mind structuring them.

iOS version

12.4

App version

3.00

Server configuration

Operating system:
FreeBSD
Web server:
Caddy
Database:
MariaDB
PHP version:
7.3
Nextcloud version: (see Nextcloud admin page)
18.0.4

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue by opening a .docx file in the iOS app, then trace the document rendering path for pagination. Done means .docx, .pages, and .odt documents display visible breaks between pages instead of one continuous page.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
swift
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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