Description: After I upgraded from LibreOffice to 25.2.3.2 (from 7.4.7.2), my BASE Form Fields display incorrectly in EDITING (DESIGN MODE) view. For example, text field backgrounds (also memo etc) are offset far to right and down, causing a distracting overwriting of the text field outlines, including adjacent fields. This does not appear to affect the usual form when used to view or enter data into the form, only when modifying the form. I have tried resetting user profile, both by restart in safe mode, and also by manually renaming my user profile. The results are the same. This is my first bug report so please be gentle. Steps to Reproduce: 1.Open a LibreOffice Base (version 25.2.3.2), create database, create a table using wizard (eg Tasks) 2.In left panel, choose "Forms"> In upper panel, "Use wizard to create a form" 3.In dialogs, accept most defaults except: a) choose the table, add all fields to form b) choose "Columnar" or "Block" field layout (anything except datasheet arrangement) c) choose 3D look b) choose a dark background (e.g. orange) to make display problem stand out better c) In naming dialog, choose "modify form" option button instead of work with form. (However, if you forget and press Finish too soon, simply save the form & reopen in edit view by right clicking form in lower panel) d) choose Finish Form should open in Edit view. If not, open it in Edit view. Actual Results: In Edit View (DESIGN MODE) (only), the light colored 3D formatted text fields backgrounds are distracting offset too far down and to the right of where they should be (and are normally), overwriting the right & lower parts of text field outlines and impinging on other text fields. This is highly distracting and I assume an unintentional bug as they appear normal in the non-Edit view of the same LO release, and even in the Edit view of version 7.4.7.2 on the same machine/OS. Expected Results: The Form's 3D text fields should have their background color contained within the outline, even in 3D look, creating a depressed appearance and highlighting text entry area, same as they are in the actual non-Editing Form view (not completely offset outside their outlines). Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: Yes Additional Info: I will try to add an attachment after submission to illustrate what the Edit view 3D fields looks like.
Forgot to add "about" info: Version: 25.2.3.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: bbb074479178df812d175f709636b368952c2ce3 CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.1; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded
Created attachment 201128 [details] ScreenCapture of Form Design Mode display bug Notice the light colored backgrounds are not displayed properly
On further observation, I noticed that some text fields refuse to retain the 3D look setting after saving the form for unknown reasons. The offset background color rendering also occurs in Flat mode & No Outline mode for the Text fields, and there appears to be no way to make this background color Transparent (as a workaround)
Created attachment 201132 [details] Simple Example odb file which demonstrates Field Backgrounds offset with Flat Fields Simple Base ODB file which demonstrates EDIT MODE display problem.
Isn't this a duplicate of bug 166607? Please have a look there and mark that bug to NEW, because it has never be confirmed…
bibisected with linux-64-25.2 first bad commit f2305b96b797c2084426eb2395d3ebd3b7d1fec5 duplicate 166607 *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 166607 ***
Ah yes, I looked but did not see the 166607 before reporting. Newbie error. Or search engine as when I search for "my bugs" or "bugs reported by me" nothing shows up to this day. Just glad the issue is getting some love. Hopefully when finally resolved someone will post a brief summary of what went wrong - it smells like a possible kludge occurred in displaying backgrounds and some refactoring may help prevent in future, or perhaps it is a LibreOffice Writer issue that bled over into Base. Just curious.