Bug 147076 - AutoFilter does not show special characters
Summary: AutoFilter does not show special characters
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.2.5.2 release
Hardware: All Windows (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: AutoFilter
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Reported: 2022-01-30 18:58 UTC by Ian Eales
Modified: 2024-04-15 01:10 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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Crash report or crash signature:


Attachments
list of spileberg films (14.22 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet)
2022-02-01 21:06 UTC, Ian Eales
Details
AutoFilter blank selection (4.78 KB, image/png)
2022-02-02 03:12 UTC, Ian Eales
Details
image of filter (15.08 KB, image/png)
2022-12-14 02:31 UTC, Ian Eales
Details
Characters (1.47 KB, image/png)
2024-04-15 01:08 UTC, Ian Eales
Details
Auto Filter (2.67 KB, image/png)
2024-04-15 01:10 UTC, Ian Eales
Details

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Description Ian Eales 2022-01-30 18:58:40 UTC
Description:
A column of special characters, e.g. Wingdings, shows as all blank in the pick list.


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Enter special characters in a column
2. Enable auto filter on the column
3. Activate pick list


Actual Results:
Selections are all blank

Expected Results:
Items should be shown


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No


OpenGL enabled: Yes

Additional Info:
Version: 7.2.5.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 499f9727c189e6ef3471021d6132d4c694f357e5
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19043; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

{{Ya otts to update the Open GL checking page as the graphic don't match the current Open GL exe}}
Comment 1 Roman Kuznetsov 2022-02-01 20:09:50 UTC
No repro with € ∞ π symbols in

Version: 7.4.0.0.alpha0+ (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: d140817428cdbb519efa496f578bf6c054c94361
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 6.1 Service Pack 1 Build 7601; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: ru-RU (ru_RU); UI: ru-RU
Calc: CL

Please attach your file with the problem
Comment 2 Ian Eales 2022-02-01 21:06:13 UTC
Created attachment 177967 [details]
list of spileberg films
Comment 3 Roman Kuznetsov 2022-02-01 23:33:29 UTC
(In reply to Ian Eales from comment #2)
> Created attachment 177967 [details]
> list of spileberg films

Still no repro. In which column with autofilter do you have the problem in your file?
Comment 4 Ian Eales 2022-02-02 03:11:22 UTC
I select the filled area C3:G40, hit AutoFilter and then try to filter on Rating.
Comment 5 Ian Eales 2022-02-02 03:12:00 UTC
Created attachment 177970 [details]
AutoFilter blank selection
Comment 6 QA Administrators 2022-02-02 03:41:26 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 7 Roman Kuznetsov 2022-02-02 17:36:11 UTC
(In reply to Ian Eales from comment #4)
> I select the filled area C3:G40, hit AutoFilter and then try to filter on
> Rating.

I see items in Autofilter window in 7.2 and in 7.4. But it isn't the same symbols (and it's another problem)

Try reset your user profile using Safe mode dialog (menu Help->Restart in Safe mode) and then try retest your problem
Comment 8 Ian Eales 2022-02-13 22:39:53 UTC
(In reply to Roman Kuznetsov from comment #7)
> (In reply to Ian Eales from comment #4)
> > I select the filled area C3:G40, hit AutoFilter and then try to filter on
> > Rating.
> 
> I see items in Autofilter window in 7.2 and in 7.4. But it isn't the same
> symbols (and it's another problem)
> 
> Try reset your user profile using Safe mode dialog (menu Help->Restart in
> Safe mode) and then try retest your problem

Makes no difference in Safe Mode
Comment 9 QA Administrators 2022-02-14 03:29:42 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 10 Xisco Faulí 2022-02-16 15:39:39 UTC
Not reproducible in

Version: 7.4.0.0.alpha0+ / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 49746f40b06eaf1f61bb54454408a06a49d73c5e
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.10; UI render: default; VCL: x11
Locale: es-ES (es_ES.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 11 Buovjaga 2022-12-13 12:08:54 UTC
The list is not blank for me.

Ian: is the list still blank for you in 7.4?

Version: 7.6.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 9b46020c262045aed0beace4708565235c2523cc
CPU threads: 2; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19044; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded Jumbo

Arch Linux 64-bit, X11
Version: 7.6.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: fa5cc6c6e7ce89d6d9972d8ad2f9469b9bd5bf9a
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 6.0; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 (cairo+xcb)
Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded Jumbo
Built on 13 December 2022

Set to NEEDINFO.
Change back to UNCONFIRMED, if the problem persists. Change to RESOLVED WORKSFORME, if the problem went away.
Comment 12 Ian Eales 2022-12-14 02:31:30 UTC
Created attachment 184137 [details]
image of filter

auto filter blank from smiley symbol font characters
Comment 13 QA Administrators 2022-12-14 03:21:07 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 14 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 2023-11-10 22:21:08 UTC
Wingdings is a notoriously bad font choice as it does not map to Unicode.
I'd recommend using another font that includes smileys / emojis, and then  AutofFlter lists should display the characters (even if it's a slightly different font).

I reproduced the different black characters in 7.4.7.2, 7.5.8.2, 7.6.3.1 and a recent trunk build, as in comment 7.
But that's just the characters you get when changing the font from Windings to whatever font the UI uses.

Could using a different font and the following widely-supported characters be a good enough workaround for you?

U+1F642 🙂
U+1F610 😐
U+1F641 🙁
Comment 15 Ian Eales 2023-11-11 00:38:44 UTC
The problem with the other fonts is do not display as well in the workbook.

🙂 This pasted from the email sent and shows "Liberation Mono;Courier New;DejaVu Sans Mono" as the fonts in the font box

Inserting from Insert Characters and needing scroll through all the available fonts and characters to find something usable is a non-starter.

Searching Help I did not find how to insert U+XXXX codes

I was able to copy and paste an emoji from TBird.
It shows in the Pick list
Functional, but inelegant.

Only some are pasteable

Only a single character can be pasted 'in cell'. Sequential characters can be pasted in the formula bar


Once all the above hoops are jumped, Standard filter works a treat
Comment 16 QA Administrators 2023-11-11 03:14:20 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 17 Armondo Lopez 2024-04-14 20:50:25 UTC
I was unable to reproduce this same behavior in

Version: 24.8.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: a2265e8faa099d9652efd12392c2877c2df1d1eb
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19045; UI render: default; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

or

Version: 24.2.1.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: db4def46b0453cc22e2d0305797cf981b68ef5ac
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19045; UI render: default; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 18 Ian Eales 2024-04-15 01:08:58 UTC
Created attachment 193676 [details]
Characters

In a different workbook on 

Version: 7.6.5.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 38d5f62f85355c192ef5f1dd47c5c0c0c6d6598b
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19045; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 19 Ian Eales 2024-04-15 01:10:02 UTC
Created attachment 193677 [details]
Auto Filter

filter of the Characters