Description: As the summary says I cannot highlight any Text in LibreOffice using Version 7.5.9. The Text Cursor is lagging and it is very hard to edit text not knowing what is highlighted. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open Libre Office 2. Write Text 3. Try to highlight Text Actual Results: Text is not visibly highlighted. Expected Results: Text should be highlighted. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: Yes Additional Info: Version: 7.5.9.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: cdeefe45c17511d326101eed8008ac4092f278a9 CPU threads: 4; OS: Mac OS X 13.6.3; UI render: default; VCL: osx Locale: de-DE (de_DE.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded
Created attachment 192203 [details] Video showcasing the issue
There is a known bug - tdf#155266 - that affects some Mac Intel machines. Normally that bug shows during scrolling but some Mac Intel users have reported that it causes highlighting problems like you describe. There is a possible workaround for LibreOffice 7.5.9 and 7.6.4 for tdf#155266: enable LibreOffice's Skia/Metal rendering option. To enable Skia/Metal rendering, do the following steps: 1. Open the Options dialog by selecting the LibreOffice > Preferences menu 2. Select LibreOffice > View in the left panel 3. In the right panel, check the "Use Skia for all rendering" and uncheck "Force Skia software rendering" checkboxes as shown in the following screen snapshot: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/attachment.cgi?id=191409 4. Press the "OK" button and restart if prompted Is there any improvement if you enable Skia/Metal rendering?
Patrick, thank you for this work around. It dramaticly improved the situation from what I experienced in the short time I tested it. Whenever I now highlight more the one line, the lines will show a light yellow tone. This is nothing bad in general, just curious, is that what "skia" stands for? Thanks again!
Just came across another issue, I am sorry. When I open up LibreOffice now all my documents are completly yellow in the "Previously used documents" section. I will attach a screenshot.
Created attachment 192207 [details] Yellowed out preview
This yellow coloring is also visible within documents especially within jpegs in those writer documents.
Created attachment 192208 [details] GraphicsRenderTest LibreOffice
I had a feeling you might see what you are seeing with Skia/Metal. That is a separate, unrelated bug that was fixed in LibreOffice 7.6.x. LibreOffice 7.6.x uses a newer version of Google's Skia code and that newer version fixed a lot of Skia/Metal rendering issues for some GPUs on Mac Intel machines. Skia/Metal renders much faster than the default macOS rendering. But, it is was pretty buggy on some Mac Intel machines before LibreOffice 7.6.x. In February 2024, LibreOffice 7.6.5 is planned to be released and that version should include the fix for tdf#155266 and the newer version of Google's Skia code so no workarounds should be needed. While we wait for LibreOffice 7.6.5 to be released in a few weeks, there are two other temporary workarounds that you can choose from: - Reinstall LibreOffice 7.5.8. This version does not include any of the changes that caused your original bug report so you won't need to use the Skia/Metal workaround. - Try installing LibreOffice 7.6.4 and use the Skia/Metal workaround
(In reply to Patrick Luby from comment #8) > - Reinstall LibreOffice 7.5.8. This version does not include any of the > changes that caused your original bug report so you won't need to use the > Skia/Metal workaround. I forgot to add a download link for the LibreOffice 7.5.8 Mac Intel release: https://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/7.5.8.2/mac/x86_64/
Regarding the yellow colour issues, seeing bug 145988 and bug 156881, I'd also recommend testing the latest 7.6 release. You can also test a daily build of the upcoming 7.6.5, if you'd like to confirm that the situation has also improved regarding the highlighting issue: https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/libreoffice-7-6/MacOSX-x86_64@tb92-TDF/current/ Please let us know how an update helps.