Bug 152600 - Black squares instead of cell references when selecting cells in a formula
Summary: Black squares instead of cell references when selecting cells in a formula
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.4.3.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Windows (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Reported: 2022-12-19 21:26 UTC by dafadllyn
Modified: 2022-12-21 12:45 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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2022-12-19 21:34 UTC, dafadllyn
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Description dafadllyn 2022-12-19 21:26:22 UTC
Description:
In Calc, when selecting a cell or a cell range in a formula with the mouse (or with the touchpad or using the touchscreen), the cell or cell range is unreadable because it is displayed as solid black rectangle. Often, other black artefacts appear at the same time.

Probably also related: in all LibreOffice applications, some icons such as font colour and background colour are wrongly displayed with a black background.

This problem occurs both with both dark and light theme (Windows setting).

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Type '=' (or any formula, e.g. '=SUM(') in any cell.
2. Select a cell or a cell range.

Actual Results:
The formula is displayed as '=■', i.e. the cell or cell range is wrongly displayed as a black rectangle.

Expected Results:
The formula should be correctly displayed, e.g. '=A1'.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
Version: 7.4.3.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 1048a8393ae2eeec98dff31b5c133c5f1d08b890
CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 22621; UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
Locale: de-CH (en_GB); UI: en-GB
Calc: threaded
Comment 1 Roman Kuznetsov 2022-12-19 21:31:23 UTC
Please try disable Skia in Tools-Options-LibreOffice-View dialog

Also please write what videocard do you use?
Comment 2 dafadllyn 2022-12-19 21:34:30 UTC
Created attachment 184249 [details]
Screenshot showing the problem
Comment 3 dafadllyn 2022-12-19 21:42:37 UTC
(In reply to Roman Kuznetsov from comment #1)
> Please try disable Skia in Tools-Options-LibreOffice-View dialog
This fixed the problem. Thanks!

> Also please write what videocard do you use?
It's an integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics.
Comment 4 m_a_riosv 2022-12-20 00:29:01 UTC
Test updating the driver from Intel. It was a great help for me.
https://www.intel.la/content/www/xl/es/support/intel-driver-support-assistant.html
Comment 5 dafadllyn 2022-12-21 12:29:10 UTC
(In reply to m.a.riosv from comment #4)
> Test updating the driver from Intel. It was a great help for me.
> https://www.intel.la/content/www/xl/es/support/intel-driver-support-
> assistant.html

Updating the driver from version 30.0.101.1692 to version 31.0.101.3959 did indeed solve the problem. Thank you for your help!

(Strangely enough, both HP's driver detecting tool and Windows' Device Manager told me that version 30.0.101.1692 is the most recent driver, and after having installed version 31.0.101.3959 the Device Manager reinstalls the older version when clicking on 'Update driver'.)
Comment 6 Roman Kuznetsov 2022-12-21 12:45:28 UTC
Thanks for the feedback. Closed as Worksforme