1) start writer 2) insert a new note (ctrl+alt+N?) 3) type some text in it; the text cursor is now at the end of the note 4) alt+tab to another app 5) alt+tab to go back to writer Result: - the text cursor is not visible - typing results in the text being inserted at the beginning of the note (instead of at the end or at the "last position" of the text cursor)
on Linux 64 this problem exists on LibreOffice 3.3.1
[This is an automated message.] This bug was filed before the changes to Bugzilla on 2011-10-16. Thus it started right out as NEW without ever being explicitly confirmed. The bug is changed to state NEEDINFO for this reason. To move this bug from NEEDINFO back to NEW please check if the bug still persists with the 3.5.0 beta1 or beta2 prereleases. Details on how to test the 3.5.0 beta1 can be found at: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/BugHunting_Session_3.5.0.-1 more detail on this bulk operation: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/RFC-Operation-Spamzilla-tp3607474p3607474.html
Caolan McNamara committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=4f42beedc34837da5d1f4cc26405e5f998b005d1 Resolves: fdo#33599 cursor in notes is reset to start on focus out/focus in
That should squash that I hope
VERIFIED on WinXP 32b w/ LibO-Dev_3.6.0alpha0 Win-x86@6-fast MASTER pull time 2012-05-17 21:20:44 core:8b1d29bc9b00bc2730738a990023a65ab6e0219b Steps 1-5 (description) - cursor in comment is visible - cursor position in comment is correct