Bug 148605 - Writer no fonts shown in drop-down box
Summary: Writer no fonts shown in drop-down box
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.3.2.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Linux (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Reported: 2022-04-15 03:27 UTC by robgrune
Modified: 2023-03-06 09:31 UTC (History)
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2022-04-15 03:27 UTC, robgrune
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Description robgrune 2022-04-15 03:27:59 UTC
Created attachment 179573 [details]
illustration of problem

LO 7.3 drop-down box for font selection shows no font labels. Placing the cursor onto the box displays a blue highlighter with white text label. 

Basically, the problem is a reversal of colours. Instead of normal black text on white background, per LO 7.1, I have now white text on white background: so labels are not visible.

This problem can be detected invoking LO to override GTKthus;
SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gen /opt/libreoffice7.3/program/soffice

Invoking this command results in a microscopic LO GUI upon my 4K monitor. But the drop-down box is now black text on white background, so font labels are displayed.

Exiting LO, I receive a message informing me java needs to be installed.
Installing java-latest does not resolve the problem.

imho, this is a compatibility issue, and should be considered critical.

system info...

Version: 7.3.2.2 / LibreOffice Community 
Build ID: 49f2b1bff42cfccbd8f788c8dc32c1c309559be0
CPU threads: 6; OS: Linux 5.16; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-US (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-GB
Calc: threaded
OS: Fedora 35
GNOME; 41.5
CPU; AMD64
Graphic; NV137
Windowing: Wayland

note: LO 7.3 installed from rpm files downloaded from LO website
Comment 1 Timur 2022-04-20 14:36:04 UTC
In Ubuntu gstreamer1.0-gtk3 is needed, see what's gstreamer in Fedora. 
And try to reset or just rename LO user profile. 
Search in existing bugs is advised.
Comment 2 Timur 2022-04-21 11:08:42 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 3 robgrune 2022-04-22 00:18:50 UTC
(In reply to Timur from comment #2)
> May be a Wayland problem and a duplicate of bug 147249.

Problem occurs for both wayland and x11.
Comment 4 robgrune 2022-04-22 00:22:56 UTC
Problem obviated by upgrading to Ubuntu 22.04, Gnome 42, and LO 7.3.2.2 installed from repositories (not snap).

But the problem of no help function remains.
Comment 5 QA Administrators 2022-04-22 04:02:46 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 6 Timur 2022-04-22 05:17:48 UTC
(In reply to robgrune from comment #4)
> But the problem of no help function remains.


What you you mean?
Comment 7 QA Administrators 2022-11-23 03:44:44 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 8 robgrune 2022-11-23 06:09:56 UTC
The problem of no fonts displayed is resolved via LO updates.

The problem of no local help menu remains. Help is available only via internet access. 

thank you.
Comment 9 QA Administrators 2022-11-24 03:43:03 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 10 Buovjaga 2023-03-06 09:31:37 UTC
(In reply to robgrune from comment #8)
> The problem of no fonts displayed is resolved via LO updates.
> 
> The problem of no local help menu remains. Help is available only via
> internet access. 

Did you install a help package such as libreoffice-help-en-us or the one for your own language?

Anyway, let's close this.