Description: In Writer, I see the spell check window, showing pretty much nothing, overlaid by a window containing the boggling question, 'Continue checking at the beginning of the document?' In this report I specify the OS as 'Linux' because that is the only OS on which I have experienced the problem - but I use Writer only only on Linux.) Steps to Reproduce: 1. Enter a paragraph or two of text containing nothing the spell check will flag. 2. Place the caret at the end of that text and thus at the end of the document. 3. Press F7 Actual Results: I see the spell check window, showing pretty much nothing, overlaid by a window containing the question, 'Continue checking at the beginning of the document?' I will attach a screenshot if I can see how to. Expected Results: Either (1) Writer should check the whole text, or, if for some reason you think it better to check only from the caret, then (2) Writer should make it clear to the user that no spelling errors were found from *the current point in the document onwards.* Do not: (i) show the user a window that seems to convey nothing; (ii) overlay the window of *i* with another window so the user cannot properly see the first window anyway; (iii) ask a question that the user will not understand. Also - while I am at it - what is the point of not closing the (main) spell check window, once the spell check is (in one way or another) complete? Further, seeing, 'Text language: none' confuses as well, especially since, for some reason, that string does not appear until one dismisses any of the small 'question' windows. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: In recent versions of Microsoft Word, the spell check has become horrible. Yet, even today's Word does a better job in the situation at issue than does Writer. So, for a more detailed idea of how to handle the matter better, see Word.
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I can't confirm it with Version: 7.0.3.1 (x64) Build ID: d7547858d014d4cf69878db179d326fc3483e082 CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI: en-GB Calc: CL I recieve a message "The spell chekc is complete." (as expected) Could you please try to reproduce it with the latest version of LibreOffice from https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/ ? I have set the bug's status to 'NEEDINFO'. Please change it back to 'UNCONFIRMED' if the bug is still present in the latest version. Change to RESOLVED WORKSFORME, if the problem went away.
Dear nicholas_j, This bug has been in NEEDINFO status with no change for at least 6 months. Please provide the requested information as soon as possible and mark the bug as UNCONFIRMED. Due to regular bug tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDINFO status with no change in 30 days the QA team will close the bug as INSUFFICIENTDATA due to lack of needed information. For more information about our NEEDINFO policy please read the wiki located here: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/Bugzilla/Fields/Status/NEEDINFO If you have already provided the requested information, please mark the bug as UNCONFIRMED so that the QA team knows that the bug is ready to be confirmed. Thank you for helping us make LibreOffice even better for everyone! Warm Regards, QA Team MassPing-NeedInfo-Ping
Dear nicholasjoll, 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