Bug 147067

Summary: Option-click in a Mac scroll bar does not work properly
Product: LibreOffice Reporter: Keith Johnson <khjalmarj>
Component: LibreOfficeAssignee: Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status: NEW ---    
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: medium    
Version: 7.2.5.2 release   
Hardware: Other   
OS: All   
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Description Keith Johnson 2022-01-30 00:23:47 UTC 
Description:
In most apps, Opt-Clicking in a vertical scroll bar jumps to that location in the document. In LO, that does not happen. An Opt-Click merely jumps up/down a page (if you have it set that way in System Prefs). This has been the case since I started using LO a couple years ago.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Opt-click in a vertical scroll bar.
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Actual Results:
Document moves up or down a single screen/page.

Expected Results:
Document should jump to proportional point in the document, depending on where you Opt-Click.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
Most Mac apps do NOT do this. I know there is one other that does, but can't recall which one at the moment.
Ver. 7.2.5.2
Build: 499f9727c189e6ef3471021d6
Comment 1 Keith Johnson 2022-01-30 00:25:38 UTC 
Sorry: macOS 10.15.7 Catalina, 12 CPU threads
Comment 2 Aleksandra 2022-02-15 12:57:09 UTC 
Hello Keith Johnson!

Do you still have this problem with latest version 7.3?
Can you do a screen recording?

Thank you.
Aleksandra
Comment 3 Keith Johnson 2022-02-15 17:55:13 UTC 
Yes, I just downloaded 7.3, and it's still happening.

I don't think a screen recording will show much: when I Opt-click in the scrollbar, nothing happens. That would be a boring movie...

--> But, further information: LO is not the only app I have trouble with. About a third of the pre-installed Apple apps I use most often do this, including News, TV, and Music, though other Apple apps work fine. Other apps, including FileMaker Pro and 1Password work fine.

--> AND: I found a tip somewhere that works in LO: click in the scrollbar, but HOLD DOWN the button, and the thumb jumps (in steps!) to the correct position. I think this may be universal, and I just didn't know about it (I've only been using Macs since about 1986...). So this is now less of a problem than it was.
Comment 4 QA Administrators 2022-02-16 03:36:51 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 5 Alex Thurgood 2022-02-16 11:41:09 UTC 
Reproduced with 
LibreOffice for Arm Mac Silicon M1
Version: 7.3.0.3 / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 0f246aa12d0eee4a0f7adcefbf7c878fc2238db3
CPU threads: 8; OS: Mac OS X 12.2.1; UI render: Skia/Metal; VCL: osx
Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR.UTF-8); UI: fr-FR
Calc: threaded

Described desired behaviour:
- functions correctly in Word
- doesn't work in Writer, the jumps are either pagewise, or multiple if mouse button kept pressed down.
Comment 6 Alex Thurgood 2022-02-16 11:42:19 UTC 
Pretty sure that LO has always behaved this way though, but can't test back to OOo/LO3 as it is no longer supported on Arm architecture (won't run in Rosetta 2).