Bug 116825 - Font Code 128 doesn't work
Summary: Font Code 128 doesn't work
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
5.4.4.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Windows (All)
: medium normal
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Reported: 2018-04-05 13:47 UTC by bureautiquelibre
Modified: 2018-04-10 13:53 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Screenshot V6 (7.15 KB, image/png)
2018-04-06 07:59 UTC, bureautiquelibre
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Screenshot 5.2 (5.62 KB, image/png)
2018-04-06 08:06 UTC, bureautiquelibre
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Description bureautiquelibre 2018-04-05 13:47:57 UTC
Applying code 128 font to text for Barcode generation doesn't display barcodes anymore.

Worked fine in version 5.2, so likely a regression between version 5.2 and 5.4

Regards,
Eri
Comment 1 Xisco Faulí 2018-04-05 15:24:06 UTC
Are you using this extension -> https://extensions.libreoffice.org/extensions/barcode ? if so, I can't install it in LibreOffice 6.0...
Comment 2 Xisco Faulí 2018-04-05 16:50:55 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 3 Aron Budea 2018-04-05 21:04:31 UTC
I can see barcode with the font Code 128 just fine in versions 5.4.5.1 and 6.0.3.2 / Windows 7. Someone had a similar issue in bug 116255, maybe a different version of the font fixes the issue?

Xisco, Code 128 is a font, there are a couple of variants out there, one is this: https://www.dafont.com/code-128.font
Comment 4 bureautiquelibre 2018-04-06 07:58:16 UTC
Hi,

We're using the Code 128 font provided from the link above.

We've tested version 5.4 and 6.0 with this font installed on both win 7 and 10 and x64 LibreOffice version.

Steps to reproduce the bug:
1/ Install Code 128 font
2/ Open any LibreOffice module
3/ Enter text
4/ Set font to Code 128 for the text
5/ Expected result: displays a barcode instead of regular characters. Actual result: Text is still displayed, no barcode.

See screenshots
Comment 5 bureautiquelibre 2018-04-06 07:59:31 UTC
Created attachment 141154 [details]
Screenshot V6
Comment 6 bureautiquelibre 2018-04-06 08:06:54 UTC
Created attachment 141155 [details]
Screenshot 5.2
Comment 7 bureautiquelibre 2018-04-10 13:53:35 UTC
Hi, after further investigation, the font we used is causing the problem.

Didn't detect this firsthand because Windows simply doesn't install new version of a font over the old one.

After removal of the old font and replacement with the Code 128 provided in the thread everything worked fine.

Thanks a lot for your help sorting this out guys, I'm closing the bug.

Regards,
Eric Ficheux