Peter K Nicol, this bug report is scoped only to the problem and the document the original reporter attached, not yours. Hence, please follow https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LibreOfficeBugWrangling when filing a new bug report to have your issue addressed via a terminal: ubuntu-bug libreoffice-writer
Thank you for your understanding. Helpful bug reporting tips: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs ** Attachment removed: "Scalable bracket bug.odt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/827695/+attachment/4213308/+files/Scalable%20bracket%20bug.odt ** Tags added: amd64 trusty ** Description changed: 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.04 Release: 11.04 2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer libreoffice-writer: - Installed: 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 - Candidate: 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 - Version table: - *** 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 0 - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status - 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 0 - 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386 Packages - 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0 - 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages + Installed: 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 + Candidate: 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 + Version table: + *** 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 0 + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 0 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386 Packages + 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages - 3) When is expected to happen in LibreOffice Writer with embedded LO - Math equation is the scalable square brackets look as they would in - Word. + 3) When is expected to happen in LibreOffice Writer via a terminal: + cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/827695/+attachment/2284273/+files/bracket_example.odt && lowriter --nologo bracket_example.odt + + is the scalable square brackets look as they would in Word. Latex also + shows the desired bracket shape as per + https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/827695/+attachment/2287347/+files/latex_brackets.pdf + . 4) What happens instead is the top and bottom part of the bracket look like a square instead of a line pointing inwards towards the equation. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827695 Title: [Upstream] bug in displaying scalable square brackets in math object Status in LibreOffice Productivity Suite: Confirmed Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite: Confirmed Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “openoffice.org” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.04 Release: 11.04 2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer libreoffice-writer: Installed: 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 Candidate: 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 Version table: *** 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 0 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386 Packages 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages 3) When is expected to happen in LibreOffice Writer via a terminal: cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/827695/+attachment/2284273/+files/bracket_example.odt && lowriter --nologo bracket_example.odt is the scalable square brackets look as they would in Word. Latex also shows the desired bracket shape as per https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/827695/+attachment/2287347/+files/latex_brackets.pdf . 4) What happens instead is the top and bottom part of the bracket look like a square instead of a line pointing inwards towards the equation. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/827695/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp