[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 117305] New: Please italicize cursor when surroundings are also italic

[bugzilla-daemon at bugs.documentfoundation.org]

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117305

            Bug ID: 117305
           Summary: Please italicize cursor when surroundings are also
                    italic
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 5.4.6.2 release
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: strata_ranger at hotmail.com

Created attachment 141731
  --> https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/attachment.cgi?id=141731&action=edit
Ambiguous where the cursor actually is when inside italic text

I originally discovered this while working on a composition in Writer 5.3.4.2,
but it is still present in 5.4.6.2 and probably applies outside of Writer as
well.

When document text is italic, under certain conditions it can become ambiguous
where the cursor actually *is* within the text. See attachment for the example
that affects me currently -- due to the displayed size of the text here, it is
ambiguous whether the cursor is located before or after the space between two
words. (For comparison, at a higher zoom level there is absolutely no doubt.)

Although this is literally a cosmetic issue, it's surprisingly intrusive to my
workflow -- i.e. every time I move the cursor somewhere and start editing, I
belatedly realize the cursor was one character off from "where it should be"
and likewise was whatever edit I juts made. I have to stop, go back, and make a
fix.

This could be alleviated if the cursor is displayed using the same angle
(normal or italic) as the surrounding text.

-- 
You are receiving this mail because:
You are the assignee for the bug.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/libreoffice-bugs/attachments/20180428/018c4005/attachment-0001.html>