https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79877
--- Comment #4 from Charles <[email protected]> --- Hi Michael, Thanks very much for taking a look at this! (In reply to Michael Meeks from comment #3) > Can you confirm that this worked in LibreOffice 4.1.x? Yes, this worked perfectly in 4.1.x and all prior versions. We've been using Libreoffice since its first official release, and Openoffice prior to that, since version 1.0 was released. I honestly don't remember when 'Input fields' were introduced or when we started using them, all I know is that we have been using them for a very long time - I'd have to say at least since about 2003 or so. > If it is the MS Office compatible text fields work that > was done way back in the 3.x series. This is definitely not that - here is the bug responsible for this new inline editing of Input Fields (again, introduced in 4.2): https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=33737 So... >= 4.2 introduced the new 'Inline Editing' method for editing Input Fields, >which is the way Word has always worked. <= 4.1.x edits existing Input Fields in the same pop-up dialog that, incidentally, is still used in 4.2+ when populating them the very first time (it cycles through them all, then the dialog closes), when creating a new document from one of the templates. I understand the desire that people have for doing it this way, and in fact, I have come around to not hating it, but I still prefer the old way, hence this bug/enhancement request. > And/or can you attach a simple sample document with idiot-user instructions: > "move the cursor to here", "type XYZ" etc. that has this feature working as > you like it in 4.1.x ? Certainly, but it will just be a simple one for demonstration purposes (our forms mostly have confidential info in them). We have dozens of forms (saved as templates - ie, .ott) with lots of Input Fields (some with 30 or more) that were created many years ago, and have never had a problem with them until the 4.2.x series. Thanks very much again Michael for taking a look at this, even if it is just to confirm it... -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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