[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 115467] Unticking "Master background" in slide properties makes formatted background go away

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=115467

--- Comment #8 from David F Smith <davidjudysmith at gmail.com> ---
This bug is still present.  The user interface might have changed since I first
reported it, or I may have abbreviated the steps, so here is a new step-by-step
with the current behavior.

(New) Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a new presentation with several slides.
2. In the sidebar, choose Properties, then under Slide click Master View. 
Right-click on the Master Slide, click on Slide Properties, and choose the
Background tab.  Click Color, choose an obvious color such as orange, and click
OK.  The background of the Master Slide becomes orange.
3. Click Close Master View in the sidebar.  All of the slides become orange.
4. Select one of the slides in the Slide Pane.  In the Sidebar, uncheck Master
Background.  The slide switches to a white background (although not in the
slide pane, but that's another issue.)
5. Right-click on the (white) slide, click on Slide Properties, and choose the
Background tab.  Click on Color, choose a different obvious color such as
purple, and click OK.  The slide is still white.
6. Right-click on the (white) slide, click on Slide Properties, and choose the
Background tab.  Click on Gradient, select one of the gradients, and click OK. 
The slide is still white, even though the sidebar (slide properties) now shows
that the Background is a gradient.
7. Try the other possible backgrounds (Bitmap, Pattern, or Hatch).
8. In the sidebar, check Master Background.  Aha!  The selected background is
applied to the formerly white slide (although the Slide Pane still shows it as
white).
(8a. In the previous step, the Master Background checkbox might not be visible;
if you have chosen a background with more parameters than you started with, the
Slide Properties will be longer, but the Layouts Properties don't automatically
shift down to make room.)
9. For extra confusion, click Master View.  The Slide Master has a solid orange
background, showing that there is a "master slide" for the presentation and a
different "master slide" (invisible unless applied) for the slide we've been
working on.


Note that step 8a is a new observation that wasn't present before or that I
didn't notice.

I reiterate my contention that the "Slide Master" appears to be an unnecessary
concept and a source of confusion.  Why not just allow the user to change the
background of each slide directly?  Then the Presentation Master would be a
one-step way to control the background of all slides.

Thanks for considering this report.

Version: 7.1.4.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: a529a4fab45b75fefc5b6226684193eb000654f6
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19041; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
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