[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 142796] New: insertion point invisible though still functional

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=142796

            Bug ID: 142796
           Summary: insertion point invisible though still functional
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 7.1.3.2 release
          Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
                OS: Linux (All)
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: Nick_Levinson at yahoo.com

Description:
Sometimes, the insertion point becomes invisible, although otherwise it still
functions properly, selecting still works right, and clicking may make the
insertion point visible.

Steps to Reproduce:
0. I wish I knew. Often, when I think I identified STR, replication fails; but
later the problem happens again. The problem seems less likely with new
documents.

1. Settings app > Privacy > Screen Lock > Blank Screen Delay > 1 minute. No
screen lock, suspension, or sleep is necessary.

2. Have nothing open in LO. You should see an empty space where a document can
be opened. It's okay to have icons representing documents.

3. Open an editable saved document that does not have a first page header. (I
don't know if the header matters.)

4. Edit the document (I added a letter at the very beginning, saved, deleted
the new character, and saved again.)

5. Do nothing with the computer for more than a minute, about 1 min. 15 sec.

6. Move the cursor without clicking.


Actual Results:
The insertion point becomes invisible.

If you remember the pre-invisibility location, you can still use the insertion
point in your head, such as by typing text in an intended location.

Clicking on the document cured it at least once (I'm not sure that that's
consistently a cure), but it shsuldn't need a click for the insertion point to
be visible.


Expected Results:
The insertion point to always remain visible except when something is selected
(in which case the selection is visible as such).



Reproducible: Sometimes


User Profile Reset: Yes



Additional Info:
This happened both before and after a recent clean install of Fedora 34
including LO.

The insertion point can spontaneously become visible again. I don't know why.

Resetting the profile (using safe mode) cured it and replicating in normal mode
did not replicate the problem. However, the problem recurred since a profile
reset, but not immediately. At least one cold-reboot occurred between the reset
and the problem being seen again. I had not changed LO options in between the
reset and the problem reappearing.

I don't think I have OpenGL.

Platform: Fedora 34 Linux, kept evergreen.

LO:
Version: 7.1.3.2
Build ID: 10(Build:2)
CPU threads: 2; OS: Linux 5.12; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

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