Bug 169797 - Line object pasting is almost always off
Summary: Line object pasting is almost always off
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
25.8.3.2 release
Hardware: All All
: low minor
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: Paste
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Reported: 2025-12-02 17:37 UTC by Danat
Modified: 2025-12-13 16:13 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Video (22.42 MB, video/mp4)
2025-12-02 17:37 UTC, Danat 		Details
File in the video (11.20 KB, application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)
2025-12-02 17:37 UTC, Danat 		Details
Using the "Paste clipboard" function (middle mouse button) (261.00 KB, image/gif)
2025-12-03 17:34 UTC, nutka 		Details
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Description Danat 2025-12-02 17:37:05 UTC 
Description:
The app should be taught to place the line where the user clicks

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LP4tcbOYuBbvXJlBeKkjhsCO0DLdhYgP?usp=sharing

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Copy a line
2.Paste a line
3.

Actual Results:
It almost never pastes exactly where the user clicks

Expected Results:
Precise placement


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
In the video
Comment 1 Danat 2025-12-02 17:37:31 UTC 
Created attachment 204394 [details]
Video
Comment 2 Danat 2025-12-02 17:37:54 UTC 
Created attachment 204395 [details]
File in the video
Comment 3 Volodymyr 2025-12-02 21:10:05 UTC 
Tested on Windows 11 64-bit with LibreOffice 25.8.3.2 stable (X86_64) and 26.2.0.0.alpha1+ beta (X86_64).

Steps followed: in LibreOffice Writer, I created a line, copied it, and then pasted it at the desired location. Observed behavior: the pasted line does not appear exactly where the cursor was clicked and is inserted in a seemingly random position.

While this does not critically affect functionality (e.g., in a table layout, placement can be adjusted), the issue reproduces consistently and matches the original bug report.

Conclusion: Bug reproduced — line pasting placement does not match the click location.
Comment 4 nutka 2025-12-03 17:31:52 UTC 
Sort of workaround (tested on Windows):
If in Tools ⟶ Options ⟶ LibreOffice ⟶ View
"Middle button" is set to "Paste clipboard", then as per Help:

"Clicking the middle mouse button pastes at the mouse pointer position.".
Comment 5 nutka 2025-12-03 17:34:32 UTC 
Created attachment 204413 [details]
Using the "Paste clipboard" function (middle mouse button)