https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=160195
Bug ID: 160195
Summary: LibreOffice Writer paste function for 10+ years adding
gray spaces after punctuation on text pasted from
anywhere else ex word, gmail, atlantis (and it doesnt
happen pasting into any other editor)
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.6.2.1 release
Hardware: All
OS: Windows (All)
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: medium
Component: LibreOffice
Assignee: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
Reporter: w...@amplifyroi.com
Description:
i'm logging a needed enhancement/workaround, but in the closing paragraph i
outline what looks like a bug.
a gray space after many punctuations is an eyesore to most writers using
libreoffice when it doesnt happen anywhere else. for 10+ years, it’s a most
annoying thing that makes thousands avoid using librewriter more.
some suggest taking the extra step to use ‘ctrl+H’ to 'replace all' but by
default, most users/writers who dont need to see this shouldn't see it.
the gray space has been explained as a feature highlighting U+00A0 NO-BREAK
SPACE instead of regular U+0020 SPACE created by users accidentally pressing
Ctrl+Space or Shift+Space when typing. guaranteed, 99% of us did not add extra
CTRL or SHIFT keystrokes after adding punctuation ex period, comma, colon,
question mark, exclamation point, etc. so it's a bad assumption. we are
talking about perfectly normal error-free clean writing/typing.
some say this gray space is a feature not a bug. if so, many writers/users
like me would like to submit a feature request to make the default not display
these as gray; to make the feature an option to toggle on/off with default
'off'. the enhancement would be an acceptable workaround; we just rather not
see it.
but to me it seems like the copy/paste function itself is making wrong
assumptions and is potentially introducing its own wrong translations. that
does seem like a real bug.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. type a long gmail or word doc or open one you typed
2. select all and copy all of it to clipboard
3. paste clipboard into any other editor; see no gray space anywhere in the
text
4. paste clipboard into libreoffice writer; see many gray spaces after many
punctuation marks throughout, you'll see 0-5 per paragraph.
Actual Results:
see many gray spaces after many punctuation marks throughout, you'll see 0-5
per paragraph pasted from clipboard
Expected Results:
see no gray space anywhere in the text (like when you paste into any other
editor)
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
this literally includes both a workaround as an enhancement and a copy/paste
bug. please, spawn a bug ticket from this before closing the enhancement
request.
this problem is 10+ years old across windows 9, 10, 11, so i see no need to
reset userprofile.
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