[Issue 125165] Newly inserted text becomes emphasized

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https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=125165

agnes <ag...@unity3d.com> changed:

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--- Comment #2 from agnes <ag...@unity3d.com> ---
I could reproduce this issue on the Mac 10.6.8 and AOO 4.0.1

Description of the bug:
When entering text into a text field on a slide, the text becomes bold at
times, and then goes back to normal again.
There are several operations that trigger the text going bold. These are:
- Simply typing and using spaces, commas, periods etc.
- Moving to the next line, or bullet point by pressing Enter
- Pasting text (Cmd+V) into the text field


To reproduce the issue:
1) Create a new presentation
2) Add a text field to a slide
3) Select the text field and enter text into it using spaces, commas and
periods. OR
4) Paste in a line of text - try this once or more.
Result: The text goes bold, and then back to normal when typing is resumed or
when text field is deselected.

Notice:
Only the paragraph that's being edited becomes bold, not the entire text field.
The text does not go bold 100% of time when a space, a comma or period are
used, nor when pasting text is performed. This bug is not 100% reproducible
with a single operation (like space, enter, paste) but it’s easy to reproduce
with combination or repetition of these operations.


Follow up testing:
This bug is also present when Bold formatting is already applied to the text.
In that case the boldness becomes more prominent when the failure occurs.

It was mentioned in the original report that Calc application also has this
issue.To reproduce this bug in Calc:
1) Create a new spreadsheet,
2) Choose a cell, and start typing text in, again, using spaces, commas and
periods.
Result: The text goes bold and then back to normal when typing is resumed or
cell deselected.


Other notes:
- This bug is not reproducible on Windows 7

- The underlying error here, may be due to the way Impress (and possibly Calc)
process rendering of text on screen.

- This bug is important because it is constantly visible in the very basic
functionality – editing text on a slide. It is a minor problem from the
functional point of view – the user can still edit and format the text as she
desires – but there could be some confusion coming from the fact that the text
goes bold at times. The user may attempt to correct the boldness of the text –
it could be frustrating to her to deal with this problem reoccurring every time
she edits a text on a slide.

- One may argue it’s a cosmetic issue, but its constant surfacing contributes
to user’s negative perception of the product.

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