Bug 169978 - FILEOPEN DOCX: The color of the formulas simply disappears (EDITING, FORMATTING, FILEOPEN)
Summary: FILEOPEN DOCX: The color of the formulas simply disappears (EDITING, FORMATTI...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.5.5.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Windows (All)
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Blocks: DOCX-Formula
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Reported: 2025-12-14 23:56 UTC by Victor Graus
Modified: 2026-01-02 03:12 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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2025-12-14 23:56 UTC, Victor Graus
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Description Victor Graus 2025-12-14 23:56:06 UTC
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I don't know if this is a duplicate of bug 129849, anyway it doesn't seem that the bug has been fixed there, and my bug may be different cause it's unbelievable how easily it can be produced.

I write a formula using the color red command; I can see the formula shining red on my screen, so far OK (see attached Picture, first image). I save and close the document (.docx). I reopen the document (always with Writer). The formula is black (see attached Picture, second image).

By the way, here the sections "Steps to reproduce", "Actual results", "Expected results", and many others have also disappeared like the colors of the formulas, so I can't fill them.

Therefore I will try to write the steps to reproduce:
1. Open a new .docx document with Writer.
2. Click on the Insert Formula Object (i.e: π).
3. Write:  color red { 1 }
4. The 1 on the screen is red.
5. Save and close the document.
6. Open the document again with Writer. The 1 is black, should be red.
Comment 1 Dieter 2026-01-01 20:58:46 UTC
I confirm it with

Version: 25.8.3.2 (X86_64)
Build ID: 8ca8d55c161d602844f5428fa4b58097424e324e
CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 26200); UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI: de-DE
Calc: CL threaded

Steps:
1. Open a new document
2. Click on the Insert Formula Object (i.e: π).
3. Write:  color red { 1 }
4. The 1 on the screen is red.
5. Save as docx and relod

Actual result
The 1 is black and formula changed to 1

Expected result
The 1 ist still red and formula ist silt color red { 1 }

Bug 129849 addresses the same bug, but it is about two problems, so it would be better to have a bug only for the color problem.