diff -ru sw.orig/source/core/text/txttab.cxx sw/source/core/text/txttab.cxx --- sw.orig/source/core/text/txttab.cxx 2010-06-18 15:03:06.000000000 +0100 +++ sw/source/core/text/txttab.cxx 2010-06-18 15:30:19.000000000 +0100 @@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ if ( nCount < 0 ) nCount = 0; + //Minimum tab stop width is 1 + if (nDefTabDist <= 0) + nDefTabDist = 1; + nCount /= nDefTabDist; nNextPos = ( nCount + 1 ) * nDefTabDist ; // --> FME 2004-09-21 #117919 Minimum tab stop width is 1 or 51 twips: