Bug 136877 - selection status improperly shown in Writer
Summary: selection status improperly shown in Writer
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.0.1.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) All
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Blocks: Statusbar
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Reported: 2020-09-18 10:07 UTC by Sciuriware
Modified: 2024-09-16 14:54 UTC (History)
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2020-09-18 10:07 UTC, Sciuriware
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Description Sciuriware 2020-09-18 10:07:40 UTC
Created attachment 165653 [details]
screenshot

All since decades the selection status is not shown, except by a kind of tool tip.
As you can see on the screenshot, there's room enough to the right to show terms
like "Block", "Adding", "Standard" etc.

If I want to secure the block selection mode at present, I have to click, move,
see the tool tip, move back, click, move away ...... and so on 3 times.
After performing some other tasks I must remember in what mode the selection is,
because nothing is shown. Quite cumbersome when you got a lot of work to do.
;JOOP!
Comment 1 BogdanB 2020-09-18 10:25:00 UTC
I agree.
When it's enough space there could be shown.

Also
Version: 7.0.1.2 (x64)
Build ID: 7cbcfc562f6eb6708b5ff7d7397325de9e764452
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19041; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: ro-RO (ro_RO); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 2 QA Administrators 2022-09-19 03:32:55 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 3 Sciuriware 2022-09-19 08:47:17 UTC
This bug is still present in version 7.3.5 for MacOS Intel.

A screenshot would be identical to the former one.
;JOOP!
Comment 4 Sciuriware 2022-09-19 09:08:23 UTC
Just installed 7.4.1 on MacOS 11.6.8 ("Big Sur" Intel version).

The 'picture' is still the same.
Remarks:

1) The current icon for selection mode has a hover, but the various icons
remind me of the ancient Egyptian culture: not easy to understand.
2) Insert/Overwrite mode (left 'neighbour') is permanently shown as text.
3) The 'neighbour' to the right is even blank, but has a hover.
Probably meant as an "Easter Egg".
4) The next space to the right would be quite enough for a selection state in text, but is not adjacent. Asks for a reorganisation of the screen.
;JOOP!
Comment 5 Sophie Sipasseuth 2024-09-16 13:15:25 UTC
Repro:

Version: 25.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: e0a5b29f653a314727e23489a3e98daff8386ff6
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (10.0 build 22631); UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded