https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=168488
Bug ID: 168488
Summary: "Character Style" Sidebar: Can't "Edit Style..." in
certain cases
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 25.8.1.1 release
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Created attachment 202911
--> https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/attachment.cgi?id=202911&action=edit
Emphasis.Character.Style.-.Test.Sidebar.odt
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
0. Open attachment.
1. In Writer, turn ON:
- Format > Spotlight > Character Styles
2. In the document:
- Highlight the red word "highlight".
3. In the sidebar:
- Right-Click on the "Emphasis" Character Style.
BUG: See "Edit Style..." is grayed out.
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ACTUAL
You can't Right-Click > "Edit Style..." while text inside a Character Style is
selected.
EXPECTED
You should be able to Right-Click > "Edit Style..." in the sidebar any time.
And you can even follow above, with:
2A. In the document:
- Left-Click elsewhere in the sentence.
3A. In the sidebar:
- Right-Click on the "Emphasis" Character Style.
and you'll see NO BUG: "Edit Style..." is now black and fully selectable again.
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Tested in:
Version: 25.8.1.1 (X86_64)
Build ID: 54047653041915e595ad4e45cccea684809c77b5
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 22631); UI render: Skia/Vulkan;
VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
It DOES NOT OCCUR in recent master (2025-09-12):
Version: 26.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: b33cc5a7388c1739ff4a02a84751800f3e3086ce
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 22631); UI render: Skia/Vulkan;
VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: CL threaded
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USE-CASE
I ran across this as I was cleaning up some text.
I was highlighting the 1st word "emphasis", trying to then:
- Left-Click to apply the "Emphasis" Character Style
- AND then immediately trying to change its formatting (highlight/color/font)
also.
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NOTE #1
It looks like it may have something to do with the sidebar "highlighting" which
Style you're currently in.
If your cursor is inside:
- Text with 0 Character Styles = the "Edit Style..." works fine.
- Like the word "emphasis".
- Text with a Character Style = the "Edit Style..." is grayed out.
- Like the word "highlight".
or if you are highlighting:
- Large chunks of text = the "Edit Style..." works fine.
- Like the 4 words "used to highlight text".
- Text fully within a Character Style = the "Edit Style..." is grayed out.
- Like the "high" in "highlight".
NOTE #2
It looks like the Paragraph Style sidebar works fine. You can always
Right-Click > "Edit Style..." in the sidebar no matter which
combination/selections I did.
It's only this Character Style sidebar that is acting strangely...
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