Description: The check box for the font effect blinking is missing. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open Writer 2. write some words and mark them 3. open the Character dialog via menu Format / Character... 4. go to the Font Effects tab Actual Results: In the Effects area the check box for blinking is missing. Expected Results: The check box should be displayed. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: Version: 7.1.0.3 (x64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: f6099ecf3d29644b5008cc8f48f42f4a40986e4c CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 18362; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI: de-DE Calc: threaded In LO 6.4.7.2 the check box is displayed.
It was removed, please read discussion in bug 132373.
If it was removed, no need to let this one opened.
Ok, but it's still in the help. https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-GB/text/shared/01/05020200.html
Ok let's recycle the bugtracker then. Olivier: thought you might be interested in this one. As Regina quoted, here's the background: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=132373
Seth Chaiklin committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/help/commit/a50530fe4e224b01f37cd9c959d3bded32b8bd6a tdf#140395 remove "blinking" control from font effects
Mention of "blinking" will not appear in "font effects" help starting with LO 7.2, but screenshot still shows "blinking", so bug summary is changed to "need for a new screenshot". If it is possible to make module specific screenshots, then only Writer has the "Hidden" control.
Seth Chaiklin committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "libreoffice-7-1": https://git.libreoffice.org/help/commit/84fc53d74283a053b3002d9108a1760369b6b606 tdf#140395 remove "blinking" control from font effects
The screenshot still has the “Blinking” checkbox. Reopening
Olivier Hallot committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/help/commit/02f148c4a8486dcb0ceb2d2d4891a19e132821a0 tdf#140395 Update font effect screenshot in Help page
Olivier Hallot committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "libreoffice-7-2": https://git.libreoffice.org/help/commit/dcf9ca4b1b491134bdcb45bc2a02940528aa4bbf tdf#140395 Update font effect screenshot in Help page
7.2.4 was a hotfix release, updating target in status-whiteboard