wordpress-mobile / wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android
Reader: alignment changes for text-based blocks are not displayed in the Reader
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[Pri] Low
[Type] Bug
Reader
- Dominant language
- Kotlin
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Description
Steps to reproduce:
- Create a new post on the web.
- Add a heading block and change the alignment to right or center in the block settings.
- Add a paragraph block and change the alignment to right or center in the block settings.
- Add a quote block and change the alignment to right or center in the block settings.
- Publish the post.
- View the post in the Reader and check to see if the alignment change is visible.
Result: alignment changes for text-based blocks are not displayed in the Reader
| Editor | Reader |
|---|---|
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Tested with WPAndroid 14.8-rc-3 on Pixel 3 Android 10.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in the Android Reader with a published post containing right- and center-aligned heading, paragraph, and quote blocks. Trace how the Reader renders these text-based blocks; done means their alignment matches the web editor when viewed in the Reader.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100

