Description: LibreOffice Help not shown with Safari set as the default browser in MacOS Monterey on M1 chip. The file: ///Users/username/Library/Application%20Support/LibreOffice/4/user/temp/lu18205pva.tmp/NewHelp0.html can be opened with Chrome or Firefox, for example, but (even when manually opened)the result is just a blank window in Safari. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Safari set as default browser 2. Click on Menu-Bar Help or any Help button (e.g. in the CALC Function Wizard) Actual Results: Safari displays a blank window Expected Results: LibreOffice Help page displayed Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: Yes Additional Info: [Information automatically included from LibreOffice] Locale: en-US Module: SpreadsheetDocument [Information guessed from browser] OS: Mac OS X (12.4) OS is 64bit: no (YES ACTUALLY!) From LibreOffice - About LibreOffice (NOT Help - About LibreOffice): Version: 7.3.4.2 Build: 728fec16bd5f605073805c3c9e7c4212a0120dc5 Environment: CPU threads: 8; OS: Mac OS X 12.4 User Interface: UI render: default; VCL: osx Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-US Misc: Calc: threaded (ON M1 CHIP)
Christian Lohmaier committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/184a45c4176d96bf799a8f8a0fba290a8c851948 tdf#149603 macOS: fix workaround to use web help if Safari is the default browser It will be available in 7.5.0. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Christian Lohmaier committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "libreoffice-7-3": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/5460aadf5b8539f6dc5f0215e89d0feb6730ce6f tdf#149603 macOS: fix workaround to use web help if Safari is the default browser It will be available in 7.3.5. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Christian Lohmaier committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "libreoffice-7-4": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/0db0e229fd2696ce9410576bdd2ba2e98cf4673d tdf#149603 macOS: fix workaround to use web help if Safari is the default browser It will be available in 7.4.0.0.beta2. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
this one is fixed, although looks like Ventura may need a completely different fix.