I don't know if it is a bug or not. Anyway, most of the other Word processors allow to select text by pressing "Shift" key and, while keeping it pressed, using PgUp/PgDn buttons to select text faster than doing the same operation by using "arrow up/down" keys. With LibreOffice 3.3.x, but also in OpenOffice (if I remember correctly) this is not possible because the selection is lost after the second or third pressing on PgUp/Down key. Leopoldo Saggin aka Topoldo
Confirmed behavior LibreOffice 3.3.0 OOO330m19 (Build:6) tag libreoffice-3.3.0.4 Windows XP 32-bit However, there's more to this bug... If you fill a couple of pages of text in Writer, start with the cursor way at the top (but on the second line). If you press SHIFT+PGDOWN , it'll select a page of text to the visible down part. Hit PGDOWN again, and it moves to the next page. hit PGUP twice, and of EXPECTED BEHAVIOR is select up to first position. Actual behavior is selection is lost. In addition, there is highlighting of text that "looks like" it's selected, but isn't. It is also not aligned with the actual text. BUG #2 With the same multipage text, start mid-way through the first screen. SHIFT+PGUP does NOT work. However, if you do SHIFT+PGDOWN , then SHIFT+PGUP , you'll get some selection (which is mis-aligned with the text). Do SHIFT+PGUP again and the selection is as-expected as if you didn't do the down, then up procedure (residual highlighting is still off. Would this still be considered an "easy hack"?
[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
An EasyHack should have been checked by developers and thus is confirmed regardless of age. Moving back to NEW from NEEDINFO again. Sorry for the hassle.
Deleted "Easyhack" from summary.
I'm unable to reproduce this bug on 4.0 (openSuse 12.2). I'm assuming it was fixed accidentally. Could you please verify this?
Migrating Whiteboard tags to Keywords: (EasyHack) [NinjaEdit]