Bug 134236

Summary: Enable Writer in "Web View" to keep focus on text cursor when resizing program window
Product: LibreOffice Reporter: tpypta
Component: WriterAssignee: Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG    
Severity: normal CC: dgp-mail, ilmari.lauhakangas, libreoffice-ux-advise, vsfoote
Priority: low Keywords: needsUXEval
Version: 6.3.6.2 release   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
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Crash report or crash signature: Regression By:
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Bug Blocks: 103302    
Attachments: Screencast

Description tpypta 2020-06-22 16:31:00 UTC 
Description:
While in "Web view", resizing Writer program window doesn't keep its focus on the typing cursor, which results in a minor loss of worktime since one has to scroll (or use Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+F.... etc) to find the last line beign edited. This is especially true if the document contains +200 pages (in "Normal view").

*Usage case description: on the left part of the desktop a PDF with proofing guidelines is opened, which contains valuable know-how about the (academic) paper beign written in LO Writer, which is placed in the right part of the desktop. LO Writer is in "Web view" to declutter everything like page background, formatiing, margins... etc, in order to maximize the usable-for-editing space on the screen. 

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Open a large document in "Web view" and start editing somewhere in the middle.
2.Resize LO Writer window enough to fit another program window on screen (p.ex a PDF viewer)


Actual Results:
LO Writer (in "Web view") is somewhere else in the document, not on the last edited line / not focused on the text cursor.

Expected Results:
Keep the window focused on the last edited line / on the text cursor


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
Version: 6.3.6.2 (x64)
Build ID: 2196df99b074d8a661f4036fca8fa0cbfa33a497
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0; UI render: default; VCL: win; Calc: CL
Comment 1 Dieter 2020-06-25 11:45:26 UTC 
Thank you for reporting the bug. Could you please try to reproduce it with the latest version of LibreOffice from https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/ ? I have set the bug's status to 'NEEDINFO'. Please change it back to 'UNCONFIRMED' if the bug is still present in the latest version. Change to RESOLVED WORKSFORME, if the problem went away.
Comment 2 tpypta 2020-06-25 13:14:41 UTC 
Yes, the bug is still present in the "Fresh" branch / 6.4.4 (I've tested it with a parallel install using the Separate Install GUI). Writer "Web view" in both .odt / .docx files loses its focus on the text when LO window is resized.
Comment 3 Buovjaga 2020-10-19 12:51:04 UTC 
I think we should call this an enhancement. I repro.
Comment 4 V Stuart Foote 2021-03-17 22:46:32 UTC 
Holding the Writer edit cursor position focus when moving between Normal view and Web view would really be helpful.

But kind of expect that calculating the position in document reliably between the two modes requires new dev effort.
Comment 5 Heiko Tietze 2021-03-19 09:26:49 UTC 
Created attachment 170566 [details]
Screencast

Cannot confirm, the cursor remains at the position in the document.
Comment 6 Heiko Tietze 2021-05-18 09:24:33 UTC 
Resolving as NAB, please reopen if there is still an issue.