LibreOffice: text is displayed incorrectly after being selected

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#1

Hi everybody,

I have some problem with font displaying in LibreOffice 3.4.
Sometimes, selecting the text makes it being redrawn incorrectly (a
little bit lower than normal), so the word/sentence looks broken and
difficult to see. Doing something like "show desktop" or scroll the
document until those texts are hidden will temporarily solve the
problem for a short time. I also have this problem with previous
version.

You can see the screenshot here
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tI3-_4OFC0ijzdgRf4xMyQ?feat=directlink

Here is some information about my system:
- Debian 6.0.2 (Squeeze)
- Gnome 2.30.2
- Compiz
- ATI Radeon HD 3450

Please help me. Thank you!
-- Hoang

#2

Hoang Le <linux.lehoang@gmail.com> writes:

> You can see the screenshot here
> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tI3-_4OFC0ijzdgRf4xMyQ?feat=directlink

> Here is some information about my system:
> - Debian 6.0.2 (Squeeze)
> - Gnome 2.30.2
> - Compiz
> - ATI Radeon HD 3450

Interesting. What font is that? What locale? Which version of LO?
Backports?

I have no such problems here.

#3

Interesting. What font is that? What locale? Which version of LO?
Backports?

I'm mostly using Times New Roman and Arial and they both have this
problem. Not sure if other fonts have this problem because I don't use
them much.
I'm Vietnamese (you can see some Vietnamese letters in the screenshot)
but my system locale is en-US.

I'm not sure what you mean by LO or Backport :wink:

Thank you,
Hoang

#4

Hi :slight_smile:
LO = LibreOffice. They were asking which release of LibreOffice you are having
trouble with.

If it's the 3.4.1 then it's worth trying the 3.3.3 version (if you can) because
it's supposed to be more stable. You can install both versions alongside each
other which allows you to use 3.4.1 for advanced features but still have the
solid 3.3.3 for when you need it.

http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Installing_in_parallel

I'm not certain but i think "backports" means extra bits of code you have added
to a previous release in order to try to bring it up to the level of a newer
release. It's something that people in companies do to try to avoid the chaos
that usually surrounds doing a full upgrade on all machines.

Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#5

I am running Windows, previously XP, now 7. In every iteration of OO I have used I have experienced the same misplacement of letters. Scolling these misplaced characters off screen and back re-paints them correctly.

It has never been an issue to worry about but it seems that it has been ported over to LO as well. As I said it is not a big deal but there is some code buried deep in OO, and now LO, that is not well behaved.

#6

I used LO 3.3.3 before and got this problem. Then I upgraded to 3.4.1
when I saw in the release note something like "better text rendering"
but it doesn't solve the problem so far

I am running Windows, previously XP, now 7.  In every iteration of OO I have
used I have experienced the same misplacement of letters.  Scolling these
misplaced characters off screen and back re-paints them correctly.

It has never been an issue to worry about but it seems that it has been
ported over to LO as well.  As I said it is not a big deal but there is some
code buried deep in OO, and now LO, that is not well behaved.

I think it is a problem, because while writing, I personally select
text or move the cursor quite a lot. For example, I try to adjust or
align text but selected text just moves down so I must force LO to
re-render for to correct the view. Or sometimes, text is just
unreadable.

#7

Hoang,

I used LO 3.3.3 before and got this problem. Then I upgraded to 3.4.1
when I saw in the release note something like "better text rendering"
but it doesn't solve the problem so far

> I am running Windows, previously XP, now 7. In every iteration of OO I have
> used I have experienced the same misplacement of letters. Scolling these
> misplaced characters off screen and back re-paints them correctly.
>
> It has never been an issue to worry about but it seems that it has been
> ported over to LO as well. As I said it is not a big deal but there is some
> code buried deep in OO, and now LO, that is not well behaved.

I think it is a problem, because while writing, I personally select
text or move the cursor quite a lot. For example, I try to adjust or
align text but selected text just moves down so I must force LO to
re-render for to correct the view. Or sometimes, text is just
unreadable.

I have not noticed this problem with LO either in 3.3.2 or 3.4.1, I have
seen occasionally a similar problem; letters not being shown in text.
This problem seems to be an OS rendering problem because it is not
limited to LO. An example is 'be ween' for 'between'.

Have you seen your problem in other applications?

#8

I have not noticed this problem with LO either in 3.3.2 or 3.4.1, I have
seen occasionally a similar problem; letters not being shown in text.
This problem seems to be an OS rendering problem because it is not
limited to LO. An example is 'be ween' for 'between'.

Have you seen your problem in other applications?

Dear Jay,

I have this problem only with LO.

But I notice that text in LO is rendered differently from most other
applications, a little like Adobe Reader. Text in normal applications
are very well-rendered, much sharper and very easy too read.

Here is a screenshot of normal applications:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/RX6ev9ACDevh0RQXO23bkQ?feat=directlink
And LO screenshot:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tI3-_4OFC0ijzdgRf4xMyQ?feat=directlink

LO 3.4 features include this: "Text Rendering: Linux text-rendering
improvements. Text is now drawn via Cairo with the same subpixeling
options as other Cairo-using apps. The outcome is that text in
LibreOffice is rendered the same as the rest of your desktop". If font
rendering in 3.4 is supposed to be the same as the rest of my desktop
then my LO is not correctly functioning

Best regards,
Hoang

#9

Hoang

> I have not noticed this problem with LO either in 3.3.2 or 3.4.1, I have
> seen occasionally a similar problem; letters not being shown in text.
> This problem seems to be an OS rendering problem because it is not
> limited to LO. An example is 'be ween' for 'between'.
>
> Have you seen your problem in other applications?

Dear Jay,

I have this problem only with LO.

But I notice that text in LO is rendered differently from most other
applications, a little like Adobe Reader. Text in normal applications
are very well-rendered, much sharper and very easy too read.

Here is a screenshot of normal applications:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/RX6ev9ACDevh0RQXO23bkQ?feat=directlink
And LO screenshot:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tI3-_4OFC0ijzdgRf4xMyQ?feat=directlink

LO 3.4 features include this: "Text Rendering: Linux text-rendering
improvements. Text is now drawn via Cairo with the same subpixeling
options as other Cairo-using apps. The outcome is that text in
LibreOffice is rendered the same as the rest of your desktop". If font
rendering in 3.4 is supposed to be the same as the rest of my desktop
then my LO is not correctly functioning

Best regards,
Hoang

I suggest filing a bug report about the poor rendering. The site is
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/ . You will need to create an account and
log in. Then select LibreOffice from the project list to enter the
report. Please include your screenshots.

#10

Hi :slight_smile:
+1
to making a bug-report. It's a good thing to do.

It is also worth trying LibreOffice 3.3.3
http://www.libreoffice.org/download
as a temporary work-around
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Installing_in_parallel

Good luck and regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#11

I suggest filing a bug report about the poor rendering. The site is
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/ . You will need to create an account and
log in. Then select LibreOffice from the project list to enter the
report. Please include your screenshots.

Sure, Jay

I'll submit a bug report now.

Thank you for your support :wink:
Hoang