Bug 165672 - .doc 97 -> ODT text boxes become invisible or transparent
Summary: .doc 97 -> ODT text boxes become invisible or transparent
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
25.2.1.2 release
Hardware: All All
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: DOC-Textbox
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Reported: 2025-03-10 15:17 UTC by dclipsham
Modified: 2025-03-11 05:40 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Attachments
A Word document which demonstrates the problematic behavior (34.50 KB, application/msword)
2025-03-10 15:18 UTC, dclipsham
Details

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Description dclipsham 2025-03-10 15:17:16 UTC
Description:
If I open the attached file in LibreOffice, the embedded text boxes (black text on clear background) appear to be collectively turned into a Draw object, but it appears transparent on the screen - the text & borders are not visible. If I subsequently copy the object into e.g. MS Paint, this renders as expected. 

I have tried moving the Draw object to the front but this has had no effect

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open the attached document in MS Word to see its rendered intent
2. Open the attached document in LibreOffice Writer to see LO behavior
3. The behavior remains if using soffice CLI to convert to ODT or PDF

Actual Results:
The text boxes are not visible on screen or the outputted document

Expected Results:
The text boxes should be visible on screen


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
Version: 25.2.1.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: d3abf4aee5fd705e4a92bba33a32f40bc4e56f49
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (10.0 build 26100); UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-GB (en_GB); UI: en-GB
Calc: threaded
Comment 1 dclipsham 2025-03-10 15:18:17 UTC
Created attachment 199722 [details]
A Word document which demonstrates the problematic behavior
Comment 2 m_a_riosv 2025-03-11 03:37:25 UTC
Reproducible
Version: 25.8.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 894563ee0e4032019623a97c313af3d833863b1f
CPU threads: 16; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 26100); UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
Locale: es-ES (es_ES); UI: en-GB
Calc: CL threaded