Problem description: When editing comments; pressing the control key in order to navigate or format text in the comment will move the cursor to the beginning of the comment text. Steps to reproduce: 1. Open LibreOffice writer 2. Open a new comment 3. Enter text 4. Press the control key as if to navigate or edit text in the comment 5. Cursor/text-entry-point jumps to the beginning of the comment. Current behavior:see above Expected behavior:Cursor should stay where it was so that the user can navigate, edit or format the text in the comment Platform (if different from the browser): Browser: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux i686; rv:16.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/16.0
I think this is not a bug. If you want to select text then you will have to press the Shift Key. The Ctrl is used to go to the beginning of the word (together with Arrow Left) or to go to the start of the next word (together Arrow Right). Therefore, this behavior is correct. See also LO help: https://help.libreoffice.org/Writer/Shortcut_Keys_for_Writer Steps to reproduce: 1. Open a new document in WRITER 2. Go to the menu INSERT -> COMMENT 3. Write any text in the comment 4. Press the Shift Key and move the cursor with the arrows to select text Please inform if this answer does not resolve your issue.
Thank you for this. I have traced the trouble to a desktop/system setting in the native Ubuntu/Unity system. In particular: 1. Open System Settings... / Mouse and Touchpad 2. Deselect checkbox labelled "Show position of pointer when Control key is pressed" The described problem no longer occurs in LibreOffice Writer. _don On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 5:27 AM, <bugzilla-daemon@freedesktop.org> wrote: > A <stgohi-lobugs@yahoo.de> changed bug 56239<https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56239> > What Removed Added CC stgohi-lobugs@yahoo.de > > *Comment # 1 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56239#c1> on bug > 56239 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56239> from A<stgohi-lobugs@yahoo.de> > * > > I think this is not a bug. If you want to select text then you will have to > press the Shift Key. The Ctrl is used to go to the beginning of the word > (together with Arrow Left) or to go to the start of the next word (together > Arrow Right). Therefore, this behavior is correct. > See also LO help: https://help.libreoffice.org/Writer/Shortcut_Keys_for_Writer > > Steps to reproduce: > 1. Open a new document in WRITER > 2. Go to the menu INSERT -> COMMENT > 3 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56239#c3>. Write any text in the comment > 4 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56239#c4>. Press the Shift Key and move the cursor with the arrows to select text > > Please inform if this answer does not resolve your issue. > > ------------------------------ > You are receiving this mail because: > > - You reported the bug. > >
Thank you for this. I have traced the trouble to a desktop/system setting in the native Ubuntu/Unity system. The following steps remedy the problem as originally described: 1. Open System Settings... / Mouse and Touchpad 2. Deselect checkbox labelled "Show position of pointer when Control key is pressed" After completing these steps, the described problem no longer occurs in LibreOffice Writer.
@Don: Thank you very much for your very fast reply and sorry that you unfortunately had to wait a little bit longer for a reply. I marked this bug report accordingly as Resolved. Please do not hesitate to open a new bug report if you experience any further bug.