Bug 168053 - In Writer, in a DOCX document, the TOC stops providing hyperlinks (Ctrl+Click stops working) until I update it. But then it randomly stops again.
Summary: In Writer, in a DOCX document, the TOC stops providing hyperlinks (Ctrl+Click...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
26.2.0.0 alpha0+ master
Hardware: All Windows (All)
: medium normal
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Keywords: filter:docx
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Blocks: DOCX-TableofContents
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Reported: 2025-08-22 03:07 UTC by NarayanAras
Modified: 2026-01-24 10:31 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Demo document (36.88 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2025-08-23 19:29 UTC, BogdanB 		Details
The same file, saved as docx (7.05 KB, application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)
2025-12-23 09:30 UTC, NarayanAras 		Details
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Description NarayanAras 2025-08-22 03:07:42 UTC 
Description:
In Writer, the TOC randomly stops providing hyperlinks (Ctrl+Click does not work). This happens even when I have not edited the document at all.

If I update the TOC (right-click on TOC and select Update Table of Contents), it starts working.

But after a few minutes, it randomly stops again.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. CTRL+Click on a TOC entry a few times. It stops responding even if the document is not edited at all.
2. Right-click on the TOC, and select the "Update Table of Contents" option.
3. The TOC starts responding again. But only for a few minutes.

Actual Results:
As above

Expected Results:
The hyperlinks in the TOC should work, especially when the document is not edited at all.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
[Information automatically included from LibreOffice]
Locale: en-US
Module: TextDocument
OS: Windows 11 (64 bits)
Comment 1 m_a_riosv 2025-08-22 12:01:45 UTC 
Please test in safe mode, Menu/Help/Restart in Safe Mode

Please attach a sample file, reduce the size as much as possible without private information,
and paste the information in Menu/Help/About LibreOffice, there is a copy icon.
Comment 2 BogdanB 2025-08-23 19:29:14 UTC 
Created attachment 202479 [details]
Demo document

NarayanAras, can you test if your problem is the same with my test document?
Comment 3 NarayanAras 2025-12-23 09:30:00 UTC 
Created attachment 204760 [details]
The same file, saved as docx

The TOC does not work in the converted file. (odt file works, docx does not)
Comment 4 NarayanAras 2025-12-23 09:33:50 UTC 
Sorry for the delay: I did not notice this message.

The TOC in the "demo" file works fine. 

But I saved your file as docx. 
The TOC stopped working in it.

(I have chosen to save all files as docx by default, because I have to share them with people who do not use LibreOffice. As a result, I had noticed the problem in docx, not in odt.)
Comment 5 BogdanB 2025-12-23 10:56:10 UTC 
Confirm with
Version: 25.8.4.2 (X86_64)
Build ID: 290daaa01b999472f0c7a3890eb6a550fd74c6df
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10 X86_64 (build 19045); UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: ro-RO (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded


Was working until I saved and close the document.
After reopening the document the links are not working until an update to Toc.