Created attachment 201835 [details] DOC that hands on load Description: Loading a Persian language DOC file in Writer leads to hang Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open the DOC attachment Actual Results: Writer hangs Expected Results: Writer should not hang Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: Version: 26.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 38ae7a6e1cb9adfd3fe67be409fb7b5bcaba3c82 CPU threads: 12; OS: Linux 6.2; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded
The bug is introduced with below commit, and is a regression as it does not happen before this commit: commit 38ae7a6e1cb9adfd3fe67be409fb7b5bcaba3c82 author Jonathan Clark <jonathan@libreoffice.org> Thu Jul 10 13:51:18 2025 -0600 tdf#167297 sw: Add support for DOC/DOCX script type hinting
I was able to reproduce the hang. Confirming.
Jonathan Clark committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/f636757533cfca575820c919153aa5c9a02abcae tdf#167541 sw: Fix hang laying out textboxes with empty script hints It will be available in 26.2.0. 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.
Thanks Jonathan, Verifying the fix with the latest LO 26.2 dev master: Version: 26.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 2974d7c2f64eb44278ed5b7aa485f2be3172e62c CPU threads: 12; OS: Linux 6.2; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded