** Tags added: i386 oneiric regression-update -- 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/927475
Title: Bold Arabic characters are displayed as hollow rectangles Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer libreoffice-writer: Installed: 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:3.4.3-3ubuntu2 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages 3) What is expected to happen in LibreOffice Writer via the Terminal: cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/927475/+attachment/2719337/+files /bold-arabic.odt && lowriter -nologo bold-arabic.odt is the bold Arabic characters are displayed properly. What happens instead is they are shown as hollow rectangles. This occurs in Writer, Calc, as well as Impress. Original Reporter Comments: Bold Arabic characters are displayed correctly in Ubuntu 10.10, openoffice.org 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1.1. I am not sure what the situation is in Ubuntu 11.04. STABLE UPDATE JUSTIFICATION [Impact] This is a significant bug as it makes working with any ODF document containing bold Arabic text impossible in LibreOffice. Obviously, bold text is fairly common in documents in general. [Development Fix] Christopher M. Penalver indicates this bug is fixed in LibreOffice under Precise Pangolin (libreoffice-writer 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu4). [Stable Fix] A stable update if feasible. [Test Case] cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/927475/+attachment/2719337/+files /bold-arabic.odt && lowriter -nologo bold-arabic.odt [Regression Potential] Not being much involved in LibreOffice development, I find myself unable to discuss the potential for regression with an SRU to fix this bug. I apologize for the incompleteness. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/927475/+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
