Bug 164676 - Insert-field [ctrl-f2] variables-set variable: insert-button-greyed-out
Summary: Insert-field [ctrl-f2] variables-set variable: insert-button-greyed-out
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
24.8.4.2 release
Hardware: All All
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: Fields-Dialog
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Reported: 2025-01-12 18:16 UTC by kr4z33
Modified: 2025-01-12 19:13 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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2025-01-12 18:17 UTC, kr4z33 		Details
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Description kr4z33 2025-01-12 18:16:51 UTC 
Description:
problems inserting a set variable field

Steps to Reproduce:
see discussion here:
https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/insert-field-ctrl-f2-variables-set-variable-insert-button-greyed-out/116424/9

Actual Results:
inability to set variable field

Expected Results:
ability to insert variable field


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
windows and Linux reportedly affected. version 24.8.4.2
Comment 1 kr4z33 2025-01-12 18:17:50 UTC 
Created attachment 198503 [details]
demonstration
Comment 2 ajlittoz 2025-01-12 18:34:48 UTC 
I confirm the bug.

It also happens for *Show variable*. My quick and dirty experiment could not determine if only a single stance of
1. click outside dialog in the document window
2. click back in dialog
was enough to fix the disabled Insert button or if the stance was needed every time an insertion was desired.

Here: Fedora 41, KDE Plasma desktop (VCK kf6+cairo), LO 24.8.4.2
Comment 3 BogdanB 2025-01-12 19:13:21 UTC 
Confirm also with
Version: 25.2.0.1 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: ddb2a7ea3a8857aae619555f1a8743e430e146c9
CPU threads: 16; OS: Linux 6.8; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: ro-RO (ro_RO.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded