Description: Database wizard opens when press CTRL+A inside the extension manager window Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open Writer 2. Open the extension manager 3. Press CMD+A / CTRL+A Actual Results: Database wizard opens Expected Results: Nothing? Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: Version: 6.2.0.0.alpha1+ Build ID: 317f5f2323b8ff7948c4812faaeb0c2a3b907ce8 CPU threads: 4; OS: Mac OS X 10.12.6; UI render: default; VCL: osx; TinderBox: MacOSX-x86_64@49-TDF, Branch:master, Time: 2018-11-07_00:12:59 Locale: nl-NL (nl_NL.UTF-8); Calc: threaded
Confirming with Version: 6.2.0.0.alpha1+ Build ID: 740b99783b5480fcd1e5fce7c1beb5967d015041 CPU threads: 8; OS: Mac OS X 10.14; UI render: default; VCL: osx; Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR.UTF-8); Calc: threaded sigh
Note that this does not happen with Version: 6.1.2.1 Build ID: 65905a128db06ba48db947242809d14d3f9a93fe Threads CPU : 8; OS : Mac OS X 10.14; UI Render : par défaut; Locale : fr-FR (fr_FR.UTF-8); Calc: group threaded
I don't understand, for me Ctrl-A opens the file picker dialog, and Cmd-A opens the extensions manager. This is the same both in the latest state of 6.2 macOS bibisect repo, and in 5.0.0.5.
(In reply to Aron Budea from comment #3) > I don't understand, for me Ctrl-A opens the file picker dialog, and Cmd-A > opens the extensions manager. This is the same both in the latest state of > 6.2 macOS bibisect repo, and in 5.0.0.5. to be sure.. 1. Open Writer 2. Tools -> Extension manager 3. Press CMD+A
(In reply to Telesto from comment #4) > to be sure.. > 1. Open Writer > 2. Tools -> Extension manager > 3. Press CMD+A Yes, this opens the Database Wizard for me both in 6.2 and in 5.0.0.5, so I can repro, but it's not a recent regression for me. Additionally, the title says Ctrl-A, and these are different keys that behave differently.
This is happening on LO 3.3 when you press cmd+a too, so it's not a regression. Also, this is a very minor bug - not sure why you would even press cmd+a in the Extension manager so reducing from the current High - Major
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No repro for me with Version: 7.3.1.3 / LibreOffice Community Build ID: a69ca51ded25f3eefd52d7bf9a5fad8c90b87951 CPU threads: 8; OS: Mac OS X 12.2.1; UI render: default; VCL: osx Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR.UTF-8); UI: fr-FR Calc: threaded
This is still present, in addition it totally breaks the interface such that you need to force quit. The database wizard that open up doesn't register any clicks I pressed command+A Upping the importance given the potential for data loss, but placing it one notch below critical given the expected rarity of encountering this In addition, it shows the highlighted menu bug 117851 I just closed as WFM...
Also repro with Version: 25.2.1.2 (AARCH64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: d3abf4aee5fd705e4a92bba33a32f40bc4e56f49 CPU threads: 8; OS: macOS 15.3.1; UI render: Skia/Metal; VCL: osx Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR.UTF-8); UI: fr-FR Calc: threaded In my test with the above version, the Extensions GUI gets sent to the back, and the Database wizard displayed in the foreground.
(In reply to Alex Thurgood from comment #11) > Also repro with > > Version: 25.2.1.2 (AARCH64) / LibreOffice Community > Build ID: d3abf4aee5fd705e4a92bba33a32f40bc4e56f49 > CPU threads: 8; OS: macOS 15.3.1; UI render: Skia/Metal; VCL: osx > Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR.UTF-8); UI: fr-FR > Calc: threaded > > In my test with the above version, the Extensions GUI gets sent to the back, > and the Database wizard displayed in the foreground. Adding that the interface isn't broken for me at this stage, I can interact with either of the dialogs. No apparent dataloss ?
It looks like this is happening because the default menu has a shortcut for creating a new database assigned to Cmd+A. The shortcut is being assigned in shutdowniconaqua.mm on line 604. These lines were added in 6efdd1444810 which is a patch from January 2025. Before that, the same shortcut was assigned on the default menu based on the name of the menu item. This ends up being “A” because “D” is already used for a new Draw document and the algorithm just picked the next available letter. It was also affected by the current language pack, so for example in French this problem didn’t occur because the menu item is called “Base de données” and the shortcut key ended up being Cmd+B. I think Cmd+A is an unfortunate choice for a shortcut key because it’s used to select all the text in any text box. So with the extensions dialog you might run into it if you type something into the search box, change your mind and then press Cmd+A to highlight the old text in order to get rid of it. The extensions dialog gets the default menu because it doesn’t have a parent. I tried to find another dialog that also doesn’t have a parent but the only one I could find is the one to check for updates. That doesn’t have any text boxes so it probably doesn’t really matter. I think a simple fix would be to just remove all these shortcuts from the default menu. I don’t think it makes sense to have these shortcuts on a few random dialog boxes. It’s worth noting that the welcome window when you first open LibreOffice doesn’t have them and if they made sense anywhere I think it would be there. Furthermore the shortcuts don’t work on any other platform, only MacOS. Failing that, if there is a good reason to keep the other shortcuts I think it would be good to at least remove the Cmd+A one because it conflicts with the common action of selecting all the text in a text box. I can try making a patch for it if people agree that it’s a good idea.
Neil Roberts committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/9d2da58ec93db75d2fcfce3dc001d9db0851e3c6 tdf#121253 Remove the default menu new document shortcut keys on MacOS It will be available in 26.2.0. 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.
I have committed @Neil's fix and the fix should be in tomorrow's (04 September 2025) nightly master builds: https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/master/current.html Note for macOS testers: the nightly master build installer does not overwrite any LibreOffice official versions. Instead, it will be installed as a separate application called "LibreOfficeDev" in the /Applications folder. Because this is a "test" build, you will need to do the following steps before you launch the LibreOfficeDev application: 1. Go to the Finder and navigate to the /Applications/Utilities folder 2. Launch the "Terminal" application 3. Paste the following command in the Terminal application window and press the Return key to execute the command: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/LibreOfficeDev.app
Neil Roberts committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "libreoffice-25-8": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/166e4c13b579fc43ba7144c0b78a1cde39d2df6c tdf#121253 Remove the default menu new document shortcut keys on MacOS It will be available in 25.8.2. 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.
Neil Roberts committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "libreoffice-25-2": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/debbb3b40e485f924e2066229480ea2302ea2643 tdf#121253 Remove the default menu new document shortcut keys on MacOS It will be available in 25.2.7. 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.