Bug 169134 - A shortcut that leads to the place of last action
Summary: A shortcut that leads to the place of last action
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
25.8.2.2 release
Hardware: All Windows (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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: 169164 (view as bug list)
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Blocks: Saved-Cursor
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Reported: 2025-10-29 14:06 UTC by Danat
Modified: 2025-10-31 02:52 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Danat 2025-10-29 14:06:35 UTC
Description:
It seems to be a one of the existing issues that the program does not return you to the place of last activity

So suppose you edit the fifth line of the 8th page, close the app, open the document, and you have to get back there all by yourself without any automatic help. That seems to be pretty hurtful, as the app always returns you to the first page of any document

What if there was a keyboard combination that returns you to the place of last activity?

So the app should memorise the last activity before app closure and get the user there

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Edit a latter page in a document
2. Close the app
3. Open the document

Actual Results:
It returns you to the first page

Expected Results:
Ability to get to the place of last activity without memorising it


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
None
Comment 1 m_a_riosv 2025-10-29 21:13:27 UTC
You need to have some field covered in Menu>Tools>Options>LibreOffice>User Data>Address, so LibreOffice can identify a location for the user.

Please paste here the information on Menu/Help/About LibreOffice (There is an icon to copy)
Comment 2 Danat 2025-10-29 22:26:07 UTC
(In reply to m_a_riosv from comment #1)
> You need to have some field covered in Menu>Tools>Options>LibreOffice>User
> Data>Address, so LibreOffice can identify a location for the user.
> 
> Please paste here the information on Menu/Help/About LibreOffice (There is
> an icon to copy)

That's the reason I'm averse to verbal explanations of bugs - no one understands anything. That's my lack of skill at such explanations

Videos might be harder to watch, but you end up with no confusion and precise understanding of the issue - and I believe it's more important. I always knew that nobody would've understood me if I didn't show videos

Please watch

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WJFuVOJ2lU1c0c3UjWNTOA4fjERIMIUR/view?usp=sharing
Comment 3 V Stuart Foote 2025-10-29 22:38:55 UTC
Go to Tools -> Options -> User Data and make some entry in the fields there.

Then Apply and OK.

Restart LibreOffice, open, edit the 5th line of the 8th page, and save your document.  The start position is recorded to your user profile.

Close LibreOffice.

Open the document from the same os/DE user.

Where do you find the view port and cursor.

The NEEDINFO is to you to provide details of you installation.
Tools -> Help -> About LibreOffice, use the provided button to copy details.
Paste to this BZ issue.
Comment 4 Danat 2025-10-29 23:25:01 UTC
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #3)
> Go to Tools -> Options -> User Data and make some entry in the fields there.
> 
> Then Apply and OK.
> 
> Restart LibreOffice, open, edit the 5th line of the 8th page, and save your
> document.  The start position is recorded to your user profile.
> 
> Close LibreOffice.
> 
> Open the document from the same os/DE user.
> 
> Where do you find the view port and cursor.
> 
> The NEEDINFO is to you to provide details of you installation.
> Tools -> Help -> About LibreOffice, use the provided button to copy details.
> Paste to this BZ issue.

What did I do wrong?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13TdN8_zNuRkfJIL1iISxGyBmRhgtbLO9/view?usp=sharing
Comment 5 V Stuart Foote 2025-10-30 11:36:45 UTC
(In reply to Danat from comment #4)

> > The NEEDINFO is to you to provide details of you installation.
> > Tools -> Help -> About LibreOffice, use the provided button to copy details.
> > Paste to this BZ issue.
> 
> What did I do wrong?
> 
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/13TdN8_zNuRkfJIL1iISxGyBmRhgtbLO9/
> view?usp=sharing

Your user info fields seem fine. Although we still have no idea what build of LibreOffice you are using. Please copy paste the Help -> About details!

On opening, does a <Shift>+<F5> position Edit cursor "View Port" to the last edited on save?

Only thing that I notice is you are saving the file as OOXML "Дokymeht Microsoft Word.docx". It is considered an external format and passes the document through a filter on saving and opening.

Please test if using LibreOffice native ODF file format behaves in positioning the edit "view port" and text cursor position when saving closing LibreOffice and reopening. Also check the <Shfit>+<F5> behavior.

Generally, if you require OOXML .docx--you should save *copies* in that format. But keep and work on your documents in ODF formats for full feature support.
Comment 6 Danat 2025-10-30 19:29:14 UTC
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #5)
> (In reply to Danat from comment #4)
> 
> > > The NEEDINFO is to you to provide details of you installation.
> > > Tools -> Help -> About LibreOffice, use the provided button to copy details.
> > > Paste to this BZ issue.
> > 
> > What did I do wrong?
> > 
> > https://drive.google.com/file/d/13TdN8_zNuRkfJIL1iISxGyBmRhgtbLO9/
> > view?usp=sharing
> 
> Your user info fields seem fine. Although we still have no idea what build
> of LibreOffice you are using. Please copy paste the Help -> About details!
> 
> On opening, does a <Shift>+<F5> position Edit cursor "View Port" to the last
> edited on save?
> 
> Only thing that I notice is you are saving the file as OOXML "Дokymeht
> Microsoft Word.docx". It is considered an external format and passes the
> document through a filter on saving and opening.
> 
> Please test if using LibreOffice native ODF file format behaves in
> positioning the edit "view port" and text cursor position when saving
> closing LibreOffice and reopening. Also check the <Shfit>+<F5> behavior.
> 
> Generally, if you require OOXML .docx--you should save *copies* in that
> format. But keep and work on your documents in ODF formats for full feature
> support.

shift+f5 works in Word but not in LibreOffice

https://youtu.be/0ODfrH87qiU

My version

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1huAGQHHWz3fYQXGeQ_a3Aw04E_Fg0F-2/view?usp=sharing

It seems like this feature is just absent in LibreOffice. Please add it
Comment 7 V Stuart Foote 2025-10-30 20:18:40 UTC
From OP comment 6:

Version:	25.8.2.2
Build:		d401f2107ccab8f924a8e2df4...
Environment:	CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 11 x86_64
                (build 26200)
User Interface:	UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale:		ru-RU (ru_RU); UI: en-US
Misc:		Calc: threaded

Can not confirm. Works for me...
Comment 8 Danat 2025-10-30 20:33:36 UTC
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #7)
> From OP comment 6:
> 
> Version:	25.8.2.2
> Build:		d401f2107ccab8f924a8e2df4...
> Environment:	CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 11 x86_64
>                 (build 26200)
> User Interface:	UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
> Locale:		ru-RU (ru_RU); UI: en-US
> Misc:		Calc: threaded
> 
> Can not confirm. Works for me...

I can see that LibreOffice does indeed have  this shortcut in its user guide, but it won't do anything on my laptop

ctrl+f5 works but shift+f5 does not

Please have a look

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KPFVPXdI5p3eOq1VKk0S2TpNFrTp9R3x/view?usp=sharing
Comment 9 m_a_riosv 2025-10-30 23:54:53 UTC
*** Bug 169164 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 10 m_a_riosv 2025-10-30 23:56:22 UTC
Have you tested if the shortcut is defined in Menu>Tools>Customize>Keyboard?
Comment 11 Danat 2025-10-31 00:38:59 UTC
(In reply to m_a_riosv from comment #10)
> Have you tested if the shortcut is defined in Menu>Tools>Customize>Keyboard?

There is a long list of functions. Which one to choose?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QOwxs-DLRqDoo9YaWZznaKE7GadnBH0x/view?usp=sharing
Comment 12 Danat 2025-10-31 02:23:10 UTC
(In reply to m_a_riosv from comment #1)
> You need to have some field covered in Menu>Tools>Options>LibreOffice>User
> Data>Address, so LibreOffice can identify a location for the user.
> 
> Please paste here the information on Menu/Help/About LibreOffice (There is
> an icon to copy)

I seem to have found out why it's unworking

You use odt and I use docx

At docx, it does not work

So what is your takeaway from that? Is it a bug?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/127DIa6dn9xfjArkxvYnRXWlHnabhjRCd/view?usp=sharing
Comment 13 Danat 2025-10-31 02:23:48 UTC
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #7)
> From OP comment 6:
> 
> Version:	25.8.2.2
> Build:		d401f2107ccab8f924a8e2df4...
> Environment:	CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 11 x86_64
>                 (build 26200)
> User Interface:	UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
> Locale:		ru-RU (ru_RU); UI: en-US
> Misc:		Calc: threaded
> 
> Can not confirm. Works for me...

I seem to have found out why it's unworking

You use odt and I use docx

At docx, it does not work

So what is your takeaway from that? Is it a bug?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/127DIa6dn9xfjArkxvYnRXWlHnabhjRCd/view?usp=sharing