From b53838356bd81e91bd7c83e69fdb7bae9f866032 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Steffen Becker <stffn.becker@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:39:24 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: switching the page master starts a new page

style:master-page-name on a paragraph style is LibreOffice's "page break
with page style": the block always opens a page, except for the master
the document itself opens with.
---
 src/lib/import/odt.ts | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/lib/import/odt.ts b/src/lib/import/odt.ts
index f43775e..9810f24 100644
--- a/src/lib/import/odt.ts
+++ b/src/lib/import/odt.ts
@@ -1141,6 +1141,9 @@ function convertParaLike(el: Element, ctx: Ctx, kind: BlockKind, boldByDefault =
   if (master && ctx.masterPages[ctx.masterPages.length - 1] !== master) {
     ctx.masterPages.push(master);
     attrs.sectionBreak = true;
+    // Switching the page master starts a new page in LibreOffice, always — except for
+    // the master the document opens with, which is where the text already is.
+    if (ctx.masterPages.length > 1) attrs.breakBefore = 'page';
   }
   // Tab stops live in a child element of the paragraph properties, so they come from
   // the resolver's own walk rather than the flattened paraProps.