Bug 169042 - LibreOffice Writer starts removing characters when attempting to write with certain characters
Summary: LibreOffice Writer starts removing characters when attempting to write with c...
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
25.8.2.2 release
Hardware: All Linux (All)
: medium normal
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Reported: 2025-10-24 20:46 UTC by tomsci10
Modified: 2026-01-14 03:12 UTC (History)
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2025-10-24 20:53 UTC, tomsci10 		Details
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Description tomsci10 2025-10-24 20:46:36 UTC 
Description:
EDITING: LibreOffice Writer starts removing characters when attempting to write with characters on the top of my Czech keyboard.

Steps to Reproduce:
Note: I did not try to reproduce it intentionally, but given that it happened multiple times for me on two devices I do think it's reproducible.
1. Open a long file with tables and included graphs in Czech(?) - I would be happy to provide the page this happened to me on for testing purposes. I am not sure if it's the only one that causes this bug.
2. Edit the article normally as you would
3. Try typing "ě" (or 3 in the panel above the QWERTY keys), possibly all of those in the same panel


Actual Results:
It should write the symbol.

Expected Results:
It didn't write anything, and instead deleted a character.


Reproducible: Sometimes


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
Version: 25.8.2.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: d401f2107ccab8f924a8e2df40f573aab7605b6f
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.14; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: cs-CZ (cs_CZ.UTF-8); UI: cs-CZ
Flatpak
Calc: threaded
Comment 1 tomsci10 2025-10-24 20:53:02 UTC 
Created attachment 203524 [details]
The testcase

This is the testcase that I observed the bug in, both on PC and on laptop.
Comment 2 raal 2025-10-25 11:58:12 UTC 
No repro with Version: 26.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 2595f031fa93c1eb89fb4dce6f337de9be813e15
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.8; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: cs-CZ (cs_CZ.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

I can write ě without problems in text, graph, table ...
Comment 3 tomsci10 2025-10-31 19:06:09 UTC 
I mean, I've been working on a document for 3 hours and it happened just now.
Comment 4 tkakar 2025-11-11 06:16:41 UTC 
Thanks for the report. 

I'm unable to reproduce this on a standard US keyboard layout, as the bug seems to be specific to the Czech keyboard layout. 

Could you please confirm:
1. Is the "Czech" keyboard layout active in your operating system when this happens?
2. Does this happen in a new blank document, or only in the attached file?

This will help the team narrow down if it's a conflict with the keyboard layout or something specific to the document.
Comment 5 tomsci10 2026-01-13 20:07:56 UTC 
I am sorry for being silent for so long. But.
1. Yes, it is the case that I was using the Czech keyboard while encountering this issue.
2. It happens after a long time of typing, by which time the document is no longer blank
Comment 6 QA Administrators 2026-01-14 03:12:14 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)