Bug 130688 - REGRESSION option to display hidden text in Libreoffice writer is not respected
Summary: REGRESSION option to display hidden text in Libreoffice writer is not respected
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
6.3.4.2 release
Hardware: All All
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
URL:
Whiteboard:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2020-02-15 13:21 UTC by Nikos
Modified: 2020-02-15 15:13 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

See Also:
Crash report or crash signature:


Attachments

Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.
Description Nikos 2020-02-15 13:21:16 UTC
Description:
option to display hidden text in Libreoffice write is not respected

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Open new odt document
2.Go to tools --> options and ensure that display Hidden text and Hidden paragraphs are ticked.
3.write something and apply the attribute hidden.

Actual Results:
Text vanishes

Expected Results:
Text should still be visible, but underlined to indicate that it is hidden.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
This is a regression from 6.2.5.2 (though it might have worked in later version too)
Comment 1 Nikos 2020-02-15 13:29:46 UTC
Hmm...enabling hidden characters on View Libreoffice Writer —> Formatting aids, produces my desired result, though I still think this is a bug.
Comment 2 Ahmad Haris 2020-02-15 13:37:48 UTC
It's happen both master and stable

Version: 6.3.4.2
Build ID: 60da17e045e08f1793c57c00ba83cdfce946d0aa
CPU threads: 8; OS: Mac OS X 10.15.3; UI render: GL; VCL: osx; 
Locale: en-ID (en_ID.UTF-8); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: threaded

Version: 7.0.0.0.alpha0+
Build ID: d1d328441118fb978cf3233a461ad95bdb092934
CPU threads: 8; OS: Mac OS X 10.15.3; UI render: default; VCL: osx; 
Locale: en-ID (en_ID.UTF-8); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 3 Mike Kaganski 2020-02-15 13:39:53 UTC
(In reply to Nikos from comment #1)

Then what are you talking about in comment 0? Display fields on View? Then that's specific to *fields*.
Comment 4 Mike Kaganski 2020-02-15 13:40:27 UTC
This is not NEW and is not a regression; it needs more info.
Comment 5 Nikos 2020-02-15 15:13:45 UTC
I do not understand the (In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #3)
> (In reply to Nikos from comment #1)
> 
> Then what are you talking about in comment 0? Display fields on View? Then
> that's specific to *fields*.

Ok, my fault. Closing as invalid.