Bug 166579 - When the system has multiple keyboard layouts, if I use anyone but the 1st layout the arrow keys act as Scroll Lock is on, and you scroll the screen instead of moving the cell marker (UI)
Summary: When the system has multiple keyboard layouts, if I use anyone but the 1st la...
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
24.2.7.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Linux (All)
: medium minor
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Reported: 2025-05-14 14:34 UTC by metelo
Modified: 2026-01-04 13:00 UTC (History)
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Help About dialog (211.85 KB, image/png)
2026-01-04 12:28 UTC, metelo
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Description metelo 2025-05-14 14:34:27 UTC
Description:
On Ubuntu 24.04.2LTS, LibreOffice 24.2.7.2, with 3 keyboard layouts set up in the system (pt(abnt2), en(US), en(us,Intl)), only the top layout allows you to move the active cell with the arrow keys.

With any other layout, it will act as if the ScreenLock key is on, and the arrow keys scroll the screen instead.

I tried moving around the keyboard order, and no matter what keyboard I had as the 1st in the settings dialog, it was the only one that allowed the arrow keys to control the active cell.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install additional keyboard layouts in the settings section
2. Select the 2nd, 3rd keyboards, and the problem will happen
3 .Open Calc and try to move the active cell with the errors

Actual Results:
The screen scrolls instead of moving the active cell

Expected Results:
No longer can move active cell with the arrow keys


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
Move the active cell in the direction of the pressed arrow
Comment 1 Whouners 2025-05-21 09:13:18 UTC Comment hidden (spam)
Comment 2 Whouners 2025-05-21 09:17:05 UTC Comment hidden (spam)
Comment 3 Jeremy Norvell 2025-05-31 21:30:06 UTC
Thank you for reporting the bug. I was not able to reproduce the bug in either version of LibreOffice listed below on Linux Mint MATE.

Steps taken to reproduce:
1. Used Mint's Keyboard settings to install the following keyboard layouts "Portuguese (Brazil)", "English (US)", and "English (US) English (US, Intl., with dead keys)"
2. Launched LibreOffice Calc
3. Used arrow keys from both the number pad and dedicated arrow keys to observe scroll behavior. None was observed in this test.

Version: 25.8.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 866538a4aeb30a598a6ede3d1763d898eb1920b0
CPU threads: 2; OS: Linux 6.8; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

Version: 24.2.7.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 420(Build:2)
CPU threads: 2; OS: Linux 6.8; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Ubuntu package version: 4:24.2.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.4
Calc: threaded
Comment 4 metelo 2025-05-31 23:53:53 UTC
Thanks for posting the feedback.

If needed, I can set up a Google Meeting and share the screen to show the problem as it is occurring.

could it be an Ubuntu only issue?
Comment 5 kevin 2025-07-07 14:44:24 UTC Comment hidden (spam)
Comment 6 Buovjaga 2025-12-31 11:40:05 UTC
metelo: so far you did not yet copy and paste here the content of your Help - About  by clicking the copy button. It would be very useful and should be done every time you report an issue.

Do you see the issue when launching from a terminal with:
SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gen libreoffice

Also, do you still see it with version 25.8? One way to test is an appimage: https://www.libreoffice.org/download/appimage/
Comment 7 metelo 2026-01-04 12:28:20 UTC
Created attachment 204918 [details]
Help About dialog
Comment 8 Buovjaga 2026-01-04 12:35:06 UTC
(In reply to metelo from comment #7)
> Created attachment 204918 [details]
> Help About dialog

In the future, there is no need to take a screenshot, but just to click that lovely copy button next to "Version Information", as mentioned.

In the screenshot we see you use the gtk3 UI.

What about my other questions?
Comment 9 metelo 2026-01-04 12:37:20 UTC
I have upgraded to 25.8 through the PPA.

And the issue stays the same.

When using SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gen LibreOffice to launch, the problem persisted. Although the keys were inverted (moving in the opposing directions).


I tried the appimage (downloaded on 1/4/2026 7:30 AM ET. The same thing happened when launching through it. 

It feels like the old scroll lock key is on.