Bug 147682 - In my LibreWriter document brackets "[ ]" are randomly displaying throughout the document.
Summary: In my LibreWriter document brackets "[ ]" are randomly displaying throughout ...
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.3.0.3 release
Hardware: All Windows (All)
: medium normal
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: 149704 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2022-02-26 23:28 UTC by Thorn
Modified: 2022-07-29 19:02 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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2022-02-26 23:29 UTC, Thorn 		Details
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Description Thorn 2022-02-26 23:28:11 UTC 
Description:
After installing LibreOffice 7.3.0.3 one of my most important LibreWriter documents began displaying brackets randomly throughout the entire document. These are not in the text itself as they cannot be selected nor edited. 

Steps to Reproduce:
1.I just reopened a document created in LibreWriter 7.2.5.2. 
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Actual Results:
Noneditable random brackets displayed throughout document

Expected Results:
My document should open normally as it had done before the version upgrade.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes



Additional Info:
Version: 7.3.0.3 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 0f246aa12d0eee4a0f7adcefbf7c878fc2238db3
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 22563; UI render: default; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 1 Thorn 2022-02-26 23:29:36 UTC 
Created attachment 178564 [details]
Screenshot of the brackets randomly displaying in my document
Comment 2 Dieter 2022-03-13 10:08:28 UTC 
Thorn, thank you for reporting the bug. Please attach a sample document, as this makes it easier for us to verify the bug. 
I have set the bug's status to 'NEEDINFO'. Please change it back to 'UNCONFIRMED' once the requested document is provided.
(Please note that the attachment will be public, remove any sensitive information before attaching it).
Comment 3 Dieter 2022-07-16 14:45:13 UTC 
*** Bug 149704 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 4 Thorn 2022-07-29 02:01:47 UTC 
UPDATE: July 28, 2022 — I found out what was causing the brackets! I started experimenting by turning off items in the "View" menu one by one. When I turned off "Field Shadings" the brackets all disappeared! WooHoo! Probably should have tried that to begin with. At any rate, if anyone else has this issue, now they know how to fix it! 😊
Comment 5 QA Administrators 2022-07-29 04:36:42 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)