this was introduced with the fix for bug 39159: the view options are not restored for the pages shown in the print preview.
fixed on master: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=89d2733e16ae6233deea6bef3193bd45c89b854c fixed on libreoffice-3-5: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?h=libreoffice-3-5&id=871ad55dccbd7121e005a66e3c51f55a236d2b04 will propose for 3.4.5 -- 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/857041 Title: [Upstream] Nonprinting characters not showing in Writer Status in LibreOffice Productivity Suite: Confirmed Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When authoring, or viewing write-enabled document in Writer (LibreOffice 3.4.3 OOO340m1 (Build:302) ) the non-printing character symbols don't show on screen. Ctrl-F10 toggles toolbar icon OK, but to no effect on screen. I'm running Ubuntu AMD64 Oneiric (beta) with Nvidia proprietary driver active. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/857041/+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