Description: In Impress 7.5, it is now possible to get negative character spacing with large values. This could be used to get aligned subscript n and superscript m like in LaTeX formula x_n^m. But in Writer, negative character spacing does not work the same. Though a negative spacing of -20pt can be specified, it is not applied (see test-char-spacing-writer.odt file), instead a small negative spacing seems to be applied. Steps to Reproduce: 1) In Impress, write 'Example', select characters 'am', then Format / Character / Position and set Character spacing to -20 pt. Observe that the 'a' and 'm' are superposed, as expected. 2) Do the same as 1) in Writer. Observe that the 'a' and 'm' are not superposed. The files test-char-spacing-writer.odt and test-char-spacing-impress.odt show the problem. Tested with a fresh profile. Actual Results: Expected Results: Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: Yes Additional Info: LibreOffice version: Version: 7.5.2.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 50(Build:2) CPU threads: 48; OS: Linux 5.19; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-US (C); UI: en-US Ubuntu package version: 4:7.5.2~rc2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1~lo1 Calc: threaded System version: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS, 64 bits
Created attachment 186428 [details] Test file for Impress
Created attachment 186429 [details] Test file for Writer
Confirmed, already in 3.5 and 5.2 Arch Linux 64-bit, X11 Version: 7.6.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 90c590812eecb3a0eb2748a132e304fa6c0ea0ad CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 6.2; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 (cairo+xcb) Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded Built on 5 April 2023