Created attachment 193073 [details] The field filled in Word 16 and Writer side by side This is a followup to bug 150037 When the text field gets its non-default content deleted, Word resets the placeholder, but in Writer, nothing special happens and we are stuck with a practically invisible (it's there, just has 0 width) text field. 1. Open attachment 181299 [details] 2. Type into the field after "TIME SPENT" 3. Backspace until all text is gone -> placeholder is not reset to the default, unlike in Word Version: 24.8.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: ff113b34dd6f54765995440cbedd27483fadb844 CPU threads: 15; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19045; UI render: default; VCL: win Locale: hu-HU (hu_HU); UI: de-DE Calc: default works like this since 3.5 at least, even worse before, not a recent regression.
Created attachment 193074 [details] After deleting the fields contents, it is reset in Word but disappears in Writer
Reproduced: Version: 24.8.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 2146e66d8df2b7b6a2dd868e886cae76aaf7f48b CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 6.5; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-AU (en_AU.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: CL threaded I agee this would improve the UX.
Patch here https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/170596
Juergen Funk committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/e8a271dd53d605a835c493eef5c34e4fb077f16d tdf#160163 reset placeholder in Text field when empty It will be available in 25.2.0. 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.
Juergen Funk committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "libreoffice-24-8": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/7a19fa057024d8cf08551dd9005db3c8f7e2c768 tdf#160163 reset placeholder in Text field when empty It will be available in 24.8.1. 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.
Verified in Version: 25.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 46f7dcc5f499892ef093147b3f739c258bbf6b81 CPU threads: 14; OS: Windows 10 X86_64 (10.0 build 19045); UI render: default; VCL: win Locale: hu-HU (hu_HU); UI: en-US Calc: default The placeholder is reset if all text is deleted, whether it is default placeholder or custom text.
Juergen Funk committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/7303a0375bb3ae087fb4ff77d0efc9182c60a372 tdf#160163 improvment when reset placeholder in Text field It will be available in 25.2.0. 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.