Bug 89544 - Writer grid dots are barely visible for comfortable work
Summary: Writer grid dots are barely visible for comfortable work
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
Inherited From OOo
Hardware: Other All
: medium major
Assignee: Tamás Zolnai
URL:
Whiteboard: target:26.2.0 inReleaseNotes:26.2
Keywords: accessibility
: 104628 135517 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks: Grid-Helplines
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Reported: 2015-02-21 22:57 UTC by dtr
Modified: 2025-12-01 10:16 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Crash report or crash signature:


Attachments
Screenshot of lowriter with a grid having step 1 cm and 10 subdivisions (32.01 KB, image/png)
2015-02-21 22:57 UTC, dtr
Details
Grid dots - 25.8.2.2 vs 26.2.0 (85.40 KB, image/png)
2025-11-11 03:29 UTC, nutka
Details
Preview of visibility improvements on 200% zoom level (120.21 KB, image/png)
2025-11-17 09:40 UTC, Tamás Zolnai
Details

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Description dtr 2015-02-21 22:57:18 UTC
Created attachment 113586 [details]
Screenshot of lowriter with a grid having step 1 cm and 10 subdivisions

This is a screenshot of a document with a grid having a step 1 cm and 10 subdivisions. The grid should have bright orange color (Orange4 in scheme), but it’s still barely visible. It’s not comfort to work when I need to move my head to the screen in order to see where am I placing something.
Comment 1 Adolfo Jayme Barrientos 2015-02-22 06:47:27 UTC
Thank you for your bug report.
Comment 2 Robinson Tryon (qubit) 2015-12-10 03:37:42 UTC Comment hidden (noise)
Comment 3 QA Administrators 2017-01-03 19:40:46 UTC Comment hidden (noise, obsolete)
Comment 4 Buovjaga 2018-05-01 13:04:01 UTC
*** Bug 104628 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 6 QA Administrators 2019-05-30 02:55:01 UTC Comment hidden (noise)
Comment 7 QA Administrators 2022-08-08 03:48:30 UTC Comment hidden (noise)
Comment 8 QA Administrators 2024-08-08 03:15:53 UTC Comment hidden (noise)
Comment 9 Cor Nouws 2024-08-08 20:56:35 UTC
still the same in Version: 25.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: d8c694b5d64b05da8c515e4ffe23c4bcc2376b0f
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.15; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: nl-NL (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

The color of the grid can be set (Options .. Application Colors) and that helps a bit.
Comment 10 Commit Notification 2025-11-04 17:59:42 UTC
Tamás Zolnai committed a patch related to this issue.
It has been pushed to "master":

https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/592df0a2e5e838567f1c8a1e0983e9ffd9886502

tdf#89544: Change default grid color to a darker gray in Writer

It will be available in 26.2.0.

The patch should be included in the daily builds available at
https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More
information about daily builds can be found at:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds

Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Comment 11 nutka 2025-11-11 03:27:54 UTC
Yes, the grid dots in Writer are more visible now.


Version: 26.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 620(Build:0)
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 26200); UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (fr_FR); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 12 nutka 2025-11-11 03:29:25 UTC
Created attachment 203861 [details]
Grid dots - 25.8.2.2 vs 26.2.0
Comment 13 Tamás Zolnai 2025-11-14 12:06:15 UTC
*** Bug 135517 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 14 Commit Notification 2025-11-17 09:39:13 UTC
Tamás Zolnai committed a patch related to this issue.
It has been pushed to "master":

https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/5eac589ffae1bf1ea027d48ce52a6ae20f67084e

tdf#89544: Display small, 3x3 pixel crosses for main grid points.

It will be available in 26.2.0.

The patch should be included in the daily builds available at
https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More
information about daily builds can be found at:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds

Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Comment 15 Tamás Zolnai 2025-11-17 09:40:10 UTC
Created attachment 204037 [details]
Preview of visibility improvements on 200% zoom level