Description: Reported and Mike Kaganski commented: It looks like a bug, and also I remember fixing similar problem (tdf#135997) in one of earlier versions. It was related to the recent used characters list that is shown in the widget on the toolbar; and an easy solution was to reset user profile, which removed every user setting including the recent used list. However, for the proper fix, I suggest you to send a crash report (if it is suggested to you after the crash), and mention its address in the mentioned tdf#135997. Steps to Reproduce: 1.Opened a new document as a test after numerous tests. Pressed the key to enter the Input Special Character (horseshoe icon, widget? 3. Immediteate crash Actual Results: Immediately crashed Understand from 'Mike Maganski' that was in earlier versions I was asked to quote tdf#135997 Expected Results: Expected to special symbol area to open and be able to choose 'Paragraph symbol. (Shaped like a "q" inverted and filled in. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: I am on the latest Libre version on desktop windows 10 Version: 7.1.2.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 8a45595d069ef5570103caea1b71cc9d82b2aae4 CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win Locale: en-AU (en_AU); UI: en-GB Calc: CL Note: Does not occur if access from Inset >
yesterday, Mike Kaganski submitted two more commits for tdf#135997: - https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=b27de500b1412bacefc7144b5222c307ca1ae0fe - https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=b6ab5914d8b2fc7041430796890f086f8e3e6369 @Nigel, Could you please try with a daily build from https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/master/current.html including the mentioned commits to see if the issue is still reproducible for you ?
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