From fb33f78269c06fad868f0d9ebb61347ff63dc358 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bflatastic <bombayapirat@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2026 08:17:37 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] Text styles: a style with no paragraph values keeps a
 bulleted text linked

---
 crates/engine/src/cmd/styles.rs             |  7 ++++++-
 crates/engine/src/styles_behaviour_tests.rs | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/styles.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/styles.rs
index ff7838108..61f2c265f 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/styles.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/styles.rs
@@ -782,7 +782,12 @@ pub fn sync_text_styles(doc: &mut Document, ids: &[NodeId]) {
         let gone: Vec<(usize, usize)> = t2
             .spans()
             .iter()
-            .filter(|(a, b, s)| s.style_id.as_deref().is_some_and(|sid| paras.get(sid).is_none_or(|ps| !t2.shows_paragraph_style_in(*a, *b, ps))))
+            .filter(|(a, b, s)| {
+                // A style with no paragraph values (every style in older files) asks nothing of them.
+                s.style_id
+                    .as_deref()
+                    .is_some_and(|sid| paras.get(sid).is_none_or(|ps| **ps != ParagraphStyle::default() && !t2.shows_paragraph_style_in(*a, *b, ps)))
+            })
             .map(|(a, b, _)| (*a, *b))
             .collect();
         for (a, b) in gone {
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/styles_behaviour_tests.rs b/crates/engine/src/styles_behaviour_tests.rs
index f1ebd96de..73fe1edef 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/styles_behaviour_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/styles_behaviour_tests.rs
@@ -473,3 +473,21 @@ fn descriptions_and_library_styles() {
     run(&mut s, "style.update", json!({"style": st, "description": "Body text"}));
     assert_eq!(s.doc().unwrap().style(&st).unwrap().description, "Body text");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn a_style_without_paragraph_values_keeps_a_bulleted_text_linked() {
+    // Styles from older files set no paragraph values, so a list or spacing on their text isn't
+    // an edit of the style: it stays linked (docs silent, pinned to how such files worked).
+    let mut s = Session::new();
+    let t = text(&mut s, 0.0);
+    run(
+        &mut s,
+        "node.set",
+        json!({"id": t, "props": {"characters": "A
+B"}}),
+    );
+    let st = sid(run(&mut s, "style.create", json!({"type": "text", "name": "Plain", "value": {"fontSize": 11}})));
+    run(&mut s, "style.apply", json!({"ids": [t], "style": st}));
+    run(&mut s, "node.set", json!({"id": t, "props": {"listStyle": "bulleted", "paragraphSpacing": 6}}));
+    assert_eq!(node(&s, t).styles.text.as_deref(), Some(st.as_str()));
+}