Bug 138135

Summary: ChangesInMargin: pressing backspace results multiple deletions
Product: LibreOffice Reporter: László Németh <nemeth>
Component: WriterAssignee: Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status: VERIFIED FIXED    
Severity: normal    
Priority: medium    
Version: 7.1.0.0.alpha0+   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
Whiteboard: target:7.1.0
Crash report or crash signature: Regression By:
Bug Depends on:    
Bug Blocks: 137770    
Attachments: Example file after pressing Backspace on a word
Screenshot of the example files Manage Changes dialog

Description László Németh 2020-11-11 12:09:30 UTC
i.e. a single character per tracked deletion instead of a single deletion with the deleted text, as in the old ChangesInText mode.
Comment 1 NISZ LibreOffice Team 2020-11-12 08:43:00 UTC
Created attachment 167228 [details]
Example file after pressing Backspace on a word
Comment 2 NISZ LibreOffice Team 2020-11-12 08:43:38 UTC
Created attachment 167229 [details]
Screenshot of the example files Manage Changes dialog
Comment 3 Commit Notification 2020-11-14 19:42:13 UTC
László Németh committed a patch related to this issue.
It has been pushed to "master":

https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/4ad0459494303745b377c848c681a747f294fc64

tdf#138135: sw ChangesInMargin: join characters at backspace

It will be available in 7.1.0.

The patch should be included in the daily builds available at
https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More
information about daily builds can be found at:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds

Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Comment 4 NISZ LibreOffice Team 2020-12-07 11:57:43 UTC
Verified in:

Version: 7.2.0.0.alpha0+ (x64)
Build ID: 761a672d62df1891b9f4f367a499b220ab2b33fa
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 17134; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: hu-HU (hu_HU); UI: hu-HU
Calc: threaded