Re: [libreoffice-users] font drop-down menu list issue.

On 11/08/2013 06:22 PM, Ady wrote:
> > Well, I stated in a different thread that I had an issue with 4.1.2 with
> > the font drop-down list of fonts to change some highlighted text to.
> >
> > The 4.1.2 was for Calc and a 4 page sheet.
> >
> > Well, I now have had it go wacko with 4.0.5.  Though I had a 44 page
> > Writer document that I wanted to change the default font to a "fixed
> > width" one.
> >
> > What happens is as I scroll down the font list with either the mouse on
> > the scroll bar or using the down arrow, I get down to the 10th or 12th
> > font name and the list "pops" back to the starting position.
> >
> > Now, if I go to the Format Character and choose the font from that
> > dialog box, I have no trouble, except that fact that I cannot see what
> > the font looks like in the list, like you see in the toolbar that has
> > the font list in it.
> >
> > SO, in the 4.1.2 Calc, it happened with a select all for about 4 printed
> > pages, but it did not with 4.0.5 Writer for 4 or 5 pages of a text
> > document.  But when I needed to do a select all for the 44 page document
> > and change the font, it had the problem.  I know that I have used the
> > select all with a 40 or 50 page document in the past with earlier
> > versions, but this now seems to be an issue with the 4.0.5 and 4.1.2
> > versions.
> >
> > I have not yet updated to 4.0.6 or tested 4.1.3 to see if the problem is
> > still there.
> >
> > So it is now happening with Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit LO ver 4.0.5 [Writer],
> > and 4.1.2 [Calc].
> >
> > Of course I have a lot of fonts installed in the .font folder.  But I
> > have had a similar number +/- 30 or 40 fonts for the past 2-3 years.
>  
> I have also seen this behavior, in recent versions, including in LO 
> 4.1.3.2 on Windows.
>
> How to replicate:
>
> 1_ Open Calc.
> 2_ While only A1 is selected, change the Font to something different 
> than the default.
> 3_ Click on the "all cells" area (above row "1", to the left of 
> column "A") so to select all cells of the current sheet. Note that 
> the Font name (in the toolbar) is now "empty", since the current 
> selection includes more than one Font.
> 4_ Select the "Font" field (in the toolbar). Try to ("almost") select 
> a new different font by inserting the initial character of the name 
> of the new desired font (and wait; do not insert new characters and 
> do not press [ENTER]). After about 1 second, the inserted letter 
> (corresponding to the name of the Font I want to set) disappears, 
> leaving again the Font field "empty".
>
> When the text or selected cells all use the same Font, I probably 
> won't see the "flickering" in the list.
>
> When the text or selected cells use more than one Font, the 
> probability to see the "flickering" is higher.
>
> The "flickering" seems to be "easier" to see when I perform the Font 
> selection "slower" rather than faster (e.g. insert only the first 
> letter of the font name and wait; the field will be empty again after 
> approximately one second).
>
> Hopefully this procedure helps to replicate the issue.
>
> Thanks and Regards,
> Ady.

YES, "flicker" is a good word for what I see just before the menu goes
back to the top of the list.




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