Requested changes to the ODF Standard Text changes/additions (compared to ODF 1.3) 6.1.5 <text:line-break> (existing section) Append to the end of allowed attributes: text:clear . 20.436 text:clear (new section) Specifies where the next line should appear after a line break. Possible values: none : continue right after the current line all : continue at the next full line, that is below all of the anchored objects intersecting with the current line left : continue at the next line which is unblocked on the left hand side right : continue at the next line which is unblocked on the right hand side  The default value for the text:clear attribute is none . Schema changes/additions: <rng:define name= "paragraph-content" combine= "choice" > <rng:element name= "text:line-break" > <rng:optional> <!-- default value: none --> <rng:attribute name= "text:clear" > <rng:choice> <rng:value> none </rng:value> <rng:value> left </rng:value> <rng:value> right </rng:value> <rng:value> all </rng:value> </rng:choice> </rng:attribute> </rng:optional> </rng:element> </rng:define> In other words, allow text:clear as a new attribute of the existing <text:line-break> element.