https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=145176
Bug ID: 145176
Summary: Overtyping selection creates unintended direct
formatting
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.1.1.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
Reporter: norb...@gmail.com
Description:
When selecting some text and then typing a replacement text the replacement
text will receive direct formatting with the same font and font size as the
underlying paragraph. However, selecting the text, pressing DEL and then
inserting the replacement text will behave correctly and not create the direct
formatting.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create an empty document
2. Add some text by keyboard
3. Format the text Arial bold 10 pt
4. Create a new paragraph style from that paragraph, name it ProblemStyle
5. Select a word from your paragraph text by double clicking it
6. Type some other word to replace the selection
7. Open the style inspector and see that the replacement text is now formatted
with direct formatting with the same font and size as before
8. Change the font size of the ProblemStyle paragraph style to 6 pt
9. Notice that the entire paragraph changes into 6pt, except for the
replacement text (which is to be expected since it received a direct
formatting, which is the actual but. This step is only mentioned to demonstrate
how dangerous this bug is.)
Actual Results:
The replacement text received direct formatting with the same font and size.
Thus, this bug is really hard to see on first sight! If someone wants to change
the paragraph style later, all the places where such replacements have been
done will not follow the new style! This can create huge problems for book
authors!
Expected Results:
Instead, the replacement text should have been inserted without receiving
direct formatting. Interesting enough, this is what happens if one carries out
the same operation in a two-step manner: first delete the original text, then
insert the replacement text. Thus, the problem seems to be connected with
overtyping a selection.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
The behavior could only be observed when working with a styled paragraph
different from the default style and different from the default Body text
style. Therefore steps 3 and 4 in the above reproduction list are important.
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