Bug 157044 - Font drop down has Linux Biolinum G selected, while the font being Verdana
Summary: Font drop down has Linux Biolinum G selected, while the font being Verdana
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
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Inherited From OOo
Hardware: All All
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Blocks: Fonts-Name-Combobox
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Reported: 2023-08-31 19:39 UTC by Telesto
Modified: 2025-09-04 03:13 UTC (History)
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Description Telesto 2023-08-31 19:39:27 UTC
Description:
Font drop down has Linux Biolinum G selected, while the font being Verdana

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open Writer
2. Set font to: Linux Biolinum G (or some other font)
3. Type Hello World
4. Select "Hello World"
5. Format -> Character -> Font tab
6. Type: Verdana
7. Hit Enter (or Press OK)
8. Press the drop down arrow of the font box -> Linux Biolinum G being selected
9. Press drop down arrow again: still showing Linux Biolinum G
10. Click inside Hello World -> Verdana is back


Actual Results:
Linux Biolinum G marked as active

Expected Results:
Verdana marked as active


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
Version: 24.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: c9916d9be9c060d43fc063b76d70629162650fea
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 6.3 Build 9600; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: nl-NL (nl_NL); UI: en-US
Calc: CL threaded
Comment 1 Telesto 2023-08-31 19:41:02 UTC
Also in
Versie: 4.4.7.2 
Build ID: f3153a8b245191196a4b6b9abd1d0da16eead600
Locale: nl_NL

and in OpenOffice 2.2.0
Comment 2 Julien Nabet 2023-09-01 06:54:01 UTC
On pc Debian x86-64 with master sources updated today, I could reproduce this.

Nitpick: indeed at the steps 8 and 9, I see "Linux Biolinum G" selected by default in the list but at step 10 I can't say the new font (I don't have "Verdana" so used "Rubik") is back since it's always the one on the dialog (I mean above the list).
Comment 3 Telesto 2023-09-02 07:34:53 UTC
@Heiko
Any opinion on how this should be fixed? Adding it to the list of last used fonts, or filtering the applied font in drop down?
Comment 4 Heiko Tietze 2023-09-04 11:04:41 UTC
It's a feature. You can _request_ any font name from the OS. Think of different workstations with Windows and Linux where on one a font is known while on the other not. So to enter a font name directly is the same as picking one from the list, with all the consequences such as what comes next.
Comment 5 QA Administrators 2025-09-04 03:13:38 UTC
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