Bug 158160 - Libre Writer does not remember default language for documents
Summary: Libre Writer does not remember default language for documents
Status: NEEDINFO
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.6.2.1 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Linux (All)
: medium normal
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Reported: 2023-11-10 10:11 UTC by Andras Horvath
Modified: 2024-05-12 03:16 UTC (History)
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Description Andras Horvath 2023-11-10 10:11:36 UTC
Description:
1) open a new page in writer
2) go to menu Tools / Language / For All Text  / More...
3) change Default Language for Documents / Western setting to Hungarian
4) click Apply and OK, then clikcing Apply and OK
5) close Libre Writer
6) reopen a new page in Writer
7) language setting is not remembered

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Ubuntu 20 x64 Linux system
2. Run command in terminal: snap install libreoffice
3. Open Libre Writer with a new page
4. Go to menu Tools / Language / For All Text  / More...
5. Change Default Language for Documents / Western setting to Hungarian
6. Click Apply and OK
7. Close Libre Writer
8. Reopen a new page in Libre Writer
9. Language setting is not remembered even if saving the empty document before closing Writer


Actual Results:
Language setting is not remembered.

Expected Results:
Remember language settings.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
Version: 7.6.2.1 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 9d0b4c0791fc17bc4181a67fd90c5aaed576d1c0
CPU threads: 12; OS: Linux 5.4; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: CL threaded
Comment 1 m_a_riosv 2023-11-11 00:33:31 UTC
Maybe you have modified your default template?

https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/shared/guide/standard_template.html?DbPAR=SHARED#bm_id3154285
Comment 2 m_a_riosv 2023-11-11 00:34:18 UTC
Please don't put as new your own report, someone else must do it after confirm.
Comment 3 Andras Horvath 2023-11-11 05:49:05 UTC
Hi, as I have said in the report, I had installed a new Ubuntu 20 operating system and then installed Writer from snap. So I had tested it on a clean and fresh install. So no, I hadn't changed any template or any other things. Just opened a new page and made the setting that is not remembered. Thx, Andras
Comment 4 QA Administrators 2023-11-12 03:13:50 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 5 Andras Horvath 2023-11-12 07:22:57 UTC
Why has this been changed to unconfirmed? You can freely reproduce the bug on a new OS with a fresh snap install. Thx, Andras
Comment 6 m_a_riosv 2023-11-12 21:26:20 UTC
Because, some other person, not the reporter, must confirm it, that's all.
Comment 7 Steven Casey 2023-11-12 23:23:50 UTC
Hello Andras, thank you for your report. I can confirm it is reproducible even in Windows.

Languages do not save regardless of the selected language. It stays for the document it is changed on, but does not apply to new/old documents. 

Tested with:

Version: 7.6.2.1 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 56f7684011345957bbf33a7ee678afaf4d2ba333
CPU threads: 32; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 22631; UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: CL threaded

Version: 24.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 50add2043752c7b07beccef9a509bea6c09619f8
CPU threads: 32; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 22631; UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: CL threaded
Comment 8 m_a_riosv 2023-11-13 00:59:22 UTC
What language do you set up in?
Menu/Tools/Options/Language settings/Default languages for documents.
Comment 9 Steven Casey 2023-11-13 01:55:49 UTC
(In reply to m.a.riosv from comment #8)
> What language do you set up in?
> Menu/Tools/Options/Language settings/Default languages for documents.

Using the provided steps from the report, it doesn't save. Changing the default languages using the steps you provided (comment 8) does persist however. Perhaps this is not a bug like I initially thought and could just be a misunderstanding as it isn't super clear it is only for that document. Hopefully Andras can confirm.
Comment 10 Buovjaga 2023-11-13 05:49:49 UTC
With the steps in the description, the default is "For the current document only". Andras: did you leave this option checked?
Comment 11 QA Administrators 2024-05-12 03:16:19 UTC
Dear Andras Horvath,

This bug has been in NEEDINFO status with no change for at least
6 months. Please provide the requested information as soon as
possible and mark the bug as UNCONFIRMED. Due to regular bug
tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDINFO status with
no change in 30 days the QA team will close the bug as INSUFFICIENTDATA
due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our NEEDINFO policy please read the
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If you have already provided the requested information, please
mark the bug as UNCONFIRMED so that the QA team knows that the
bug is ready to be confirmed.
 
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