Description: I will be typing along in Writer and the cursor will randomly disappear. I can still click and set its location, or select text with the mouse. But I cannot see the cursor. If I restart LO it is fine. This has been a "feature" I have struggled with since the early days of LO. I cannot reproduce it because I do not notice anything that causes it. A related error is that sometimes the pink text selection box will also become invisible. It still works but you cannot see it. These things do not always happen together, but they both go away with a restart. I am using and have always used the most current version of Ubuntu. Now I am on the LO Fresh repo. I believe this has happened for me on x386 and x64, with or without OpenGL. All I remember for sure is that it's been happening for years. Thanks for your attention to this. Steps to Reproduce: 1.Write 2.Click 3.Unknown Actual Results: This is a random error and I have no idea how to reproduce it, even after 15 years of dealing with it. Expected Results: I expect the cursor to always be an arrow, a line, or a special cursor for a special use. Not invisible. Reproducible: Couldn't Reproduce User Profile Reset: No OpenGL enabled: Yes Additional Info: [Information automatically included from LibreOffice] Locale: en-US Module: TextDocument [Information guessed from browser] OS: Linux (All) OS is 64bit: yes
Thanks for reporting this issue. Does it work if you disable OpenGl ? -> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/OpenGL I have set the bug's status to 'NEEDINFO'. Please change it back to 'UNCONFIRMED' if the issue is still present
Sorry, I'm unable to test if this happens with OpenGL off (although I'm pretty sure it's happened over the years on a variety of old boxes). I don't know how to reproduce it. This happens once every couple months, usually when I perform some action that is out of the ordinary, such as working with large tables. I have to restart LO to get out of it. I'm sure it will eventually happen again, and when it does, I will see what I can find out about OpenGL.
Coburn, you can disable Open GL with Tools => Options => LibreOffice => View Please also add informations, what version of LO do you use. => NEEDINFO
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Dear Coburn Ingram, Please read this message in its entirety before proceeding. Your bug report is being closed as INSUFFICIENTDATA due to inactivity and a lack of information which is needed in order to accurately reproduce and confirm the problem. We encourage you to retest your bug against the latest release. If the issue is still present in the latest stable release, we need the following information (please ignore any that you've already provided): a) Provide details of your system including your operating system and the latest version of LibreOffice that you have confirmed the bug to be present b) Provide easy to reproduce steps – the simpler the better c) Provide any test case(s) which will help us confirm the problem d) Provide screenshots of the problem if you think it might help e) Read all comments and provide any requested information Once all of this is done, please set the bug back to UNCONFIRMED and we will attempt to reproduce the issue. Please do not: a) respond via email b) update the version field in the bug or any of the other details on the top section of our bug tracker Warm Regards, QA Team MassPing-NeedInfo-FollowUp