Releases/7.4.3/RC1

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    Installation

    Windows

    • LibreOffice 7.4 will require Windows 7 or newer

    New Features

    An in-progress list of features for this version is available here.

    Reported Bugs

    A list of annoying bugs still contained in this version is available from Bugzilla. On the other hand, the list of annoying bugs fixed in this version is available from Bugzilla. the full list of reported bugs is here

    Collaborators

    The full list of people who have collaborated in this release is here.

    List of fixed bugs

    Bugs fixed compared to 7.4.2 RC3:

    1. cid#1516141 dereference after null check [Caolán McNamara]
    2. ofz#52600 stop after first failed image in a multi-image tiff [Caolán McNamara]
    3. rhbz#2136050 [abrt] libreoffice-core: (anonymous namespace)::signalHandlerFunction(): soffice.bin killed by SIGABRT [Caolán McNamara]
    4. tdf#98067 Menu bar and right tool bar are invisible, but functional in high-contrast-mode/theme [Caolán McNamara]
    5. tdf#103888 SVG: tspan element gets an additional horizontal spacing before and after [Xisco Fauli]
    6. tdf#104597 RTL script text runs are reversed on PDF import, PDFIProcessor::mirrorString misbehaving [Kevin Suo]
    7. tdf#112152 Narrow No-Break Space (U+202F) causes PDF Error by using bundled Liberation fonts [Khaled Hosny]
    8. tdf#113187 FILEOPEN: PPTX: SmartArt: Block cycle's connectors not imported [Regina Henschel]
    9. tdf#117764 using context menu item "Conditional formatting" opens dialogue "Conditional formatting for ..." with wrong cell range [Julien Nabet]
    10. tdf#123095 Auto filter result is wrong when cell value contains full-width and half-width characters and case-insensitive filtering is used [Andreas Heinisch]
    11. tdf#123234 Missing characters while exporting to PDF using certain fonts [Khaled Hosny]
    12. tdf#123990 FILEOPEN XLSX Conditional formatting of "Specific text" type should be case insensitive [Justin Luth]
    13. tdf#124333 Fileopen: Wrong ZOrder of OLE object imported from PPTX [Tünde Tóth]
    14. tdf#124603 Automatic spell check of edited word is made after another word edit starts [László Németh]
    15. tdf#124672 Hi-Contrast mode should use Sifr dark icons, not Sifr [Caolán McNamara]
    16. tdf#125110 CalcSpreadsheet: issues converting broken .CSV of a bad generator [Eike Rathke]
    17. tdf#125216 FILEOPEN DOC file with extension .dot gives error "Read Error - This is not a valid WinWord6 File" [Justin Luth]
    18. tdf#125363 UI: LibreOffice Calc's AutoFilter treats combining and modifier letters the same as plain letters in the value list [Andreas Heinisch]
    19. tdf#126242 PDF-EXPORT: do not produce correct glyph outlines of OTF-CFF fonts subset to Type1 fonts, during subset some outline paths get shifted (at the end points, not the joins) [Khaled Hosny]
    20. tdf#126657 Linking text switches Hindi numerals to Arabic numerals if set to respect context [Khaled Hosny]
    21. tdf#130529 View > Toolbars > Customize is too tall, the contents at the bottom can not be reached, not able to resize [Caolán McNamara]
    22. tdf#131073 Optimal row height does not ignore hidden columns (i.e. counts with invisible cells, too) [Andreas Heinisch]
    23. tdf#135938 Highlighted cross-reference is not displayed in dialog "Name" entry [Andreas Heinisch]
    24. tdf#136617 FILEOPEN: DOCX: table is larger from LO 7.1 [László Németh]
    25. tdf#136919 Table size color is inconsistent with Linux dark theme [Rafael Lima]
    26. tdf#136921 Section icon is not correctly visible in Linux dark theme, lines are black [Rafael Lima]
    27. tdf#138625 FILEOPEN DOCX: The footnote/endnote number in an imported word text is not in a superscript (non-English UI only), because its formatting loaded in a new character style named "Footnote Characters" or "Endnote Characters" [László Németh]
    28. tdf#139736 Images and frames in header violate PDF/UA [Michael Stahl]
    29. tdf#140554 FIXED Function Wizard needs an update [Eike Rathke]
    30. tdf#143547 LO Writer: navigator should stand still on promoting and demoting [Jim Raykowski]
    31. tdf#143673 LibreOffice logo / banner bad display in Start Center in GNOME dark mode (steps in Comment 8) [Caolán McNamara]
    32. tdf#144939 Non-contiguous chapter numbering (works after save and reload) [Bjoern Michaelsen]
    33. tdf#145104 Accessibility: Paragraph Style "Index" has no language set - The accessibility check should not check styles [Khaled Hosny]
    34. tdf#145871 Table row heights increased in legacy odt [Michael Stahl]
    35. tdf#147141 Calc header/footer not backwards compatible (ODF 1.3 > 1.2) (note comment 17) [Eike Rathke]
    36. tdf#147724 The content of DOCX content control is no longer updated when opened (unless resaved in MSO) [Vasily Melenchuk]
    37. tdf#147817 Calc (USA English) interprets numeric input of "12.08" as the eighth of December if the user added a date acceptance pattern of M.D [Eike Rathke]
    38. tdf#148926 FILEOPEN PPTX: Incorrect position of line connectors [Tibor Nagy]
    39. tdf#148934 TOC hyperlinks not compliant with PDF/UA, no <alt> contents [Michael Stahl]
    40. tdf#149279 better vertical alignment in the Navigator [Jim Raykowski]
    41. tdf#149494 Sidebar hamburger menu is not showing in Breeze Dark icon theme [Rizal Muttaqin]
    42. tdf#149718 Writer Crashes on inserting a Chart based on a Table with merged cells [Hossein]
    43. tdf#149944 Base: Dialog for User Administration couldn't be resized - too small when translated to German to show all buttons [Adolfo Jayme Barrientos]
    44. tdf#149952 7.3.4.2 view jumps around when (linux) system zoom enabled [Michael Weghorn]
    45. tdf#149961 FILEOPEN PPTX: indentation of list items far too far to the left (overruns bullet items) [Sarper Akdemir]
    46. tdf#150500 Field is duplicated after pasting it. then it hangs if undone [Michael Stahl]
    47. tdf#150501 Flying windows Border lines and Border lines Stil doesnt work any more in Ver 7... [Caolán McNamara]
    48. tdf#150616 FILESAVE PDF Table row disappears from complex table after CLI PDF export [Michael Stahl]
    49. tdf#150622 High Contrast theme is broken with GTK3. [Caolán McNamara]
    50. tdf#150664 Calc Input Line in Formula Bar is moved down and cropped [Samuel Mehrbrodt]
    51. tdf#150682 bad shortcut in french langage [Aron Budea]
    52. tdf#150726 Wrong rendering of characters for colored Arabic text when enabling "Toggle formatting marks" [Khaled Hosny]
    53. tdf#150762 FILEOPEN RTF Paragraph left indents missing inside frame [Miklos Vajna]
    54. tdf#150780 Calc Failed to re-enter a formula starting with + [Eike Rathke]
    55. tdf#150786 Exporting form controls to PDF gives different results depending on system dark mode [Caolán McNamara]
    56. tdf#150888 Blurry icon in OLE link [Paris Oplopoios]
    57. tdf#150916 Bibliography entry creation does not update type if selected from dropdown [Caolán McNamara]
    58. tdf#151012 Msgbox Button parameter isn't optional [Andreas Heinisch]
    59. tdf#151016 Start Center: Thumbnail filter: hamburger menu icon lacks contrast and does not adapt dark mode [Rizal Muttaqin]
    60. tdf#151053 Body text not visible in Notes view of Content with dark background [Caolán McNamara]
    61. tdf#151060 PDF Printing showing random black lines on my document. [Miklos Vajna]
    62. tdf#151073 MacOS appstore LibreOffice fails to provide means to create new database in default configuration settings. [Christian Lohmaier]
    63. tdf#151087 Expand "+" / fold "-" buttons poorly visible in dark mode, too small to be clear [Rizal Muttaqin]
    64. tdf#151117 Saving to a directory with very long name fails [Mike Kaganski]
    65. tdf#151118 SVG: incorrect spacing with xml:space="preserve" [Xisco Fauli]
    66. tdf#151190 content control: picking date doesn't replace previous date [Miklos Vajna]
    67. tdf#151211 EDITING paste tab separated unformatted text, unquoted field with embedded quote character gets all following data up to next quote or end of line appended [Eike Rathke]
    68. tdf#151232 Lines in Special Characters dialog do not respect dark mode [Rafael Lima]
    69. tdf#151261 FILEOPEN DOCX STD Drop Down List does not work with "Choose an item." default entry [Miklos Vajna]
    70. tdf#151314 Please support e-mail client Betterbird (Thunderbird fork) for sending documents [Martin Schumann]
    71. tdf#151352 CRASH: closing form while the tip of the day dialog is displayed [Noel Grandin]
    72. tdf#151370 FILEOPEN RTF Document variables with accented characters in their name/value imported incorrectly [Vasily Melenchuk]
    73. tdf#151375 Crash when running insertDocumentFromURL with certain document [Michael Stahl]
    74. tdf#151384 Character Style "Internet Link" disappears after export from DOC to DOCX (you should use RU UI in LibreOffice!) [Tünde Tóth]
    75. tdf#151385 Mnemonics triggered without Alt being pressed [Samuel Mehrbrodt]
    76. tdf#151387 Styles tree in the Navigator does not expand to and highlight the style being used by the current paragraph anymore [Jim Raykowski]
    77. tdf#151424 Spider web chart drawing error since LO Calc version 7.4.1.2 [Noel Grandin]
    78. tdf#151429 DDE link drops Unicode characters not representable in Windows system encoding [Mike Kaganski]
    79. tdf#151460 Calc: time data loose a second when dragged down [Eike Rathke]
    80. tdf#151462 sub-indexes do not update [Andreas Heinisch]
    81. tdf#151468 Inserting TIFF-images will ignore dpi-information, always set to 96 dpi [Caolán McNamara]
    82. tdf#151470 OLE preview images are getting lost after opening [Miklos Vajna]
    83. tdf#151484 Data Validity list looses separation when saving as XLS [Noel Grandin]
    84. tdf#151492 PowerPoint fails to open PPTX saved from certain ODP in Impress [Tibor Nagy]
    85. tdf#151502 Sifr: No Wrap Image in Image Properties [Rizal Muttaqin]
    86. tdf#151503 logical operator semantics on missing (optional) arguments has changed between 7.2 and 7.4 [Andreas Heinisch]
    87. tdf#151510 No access to doc-based dialogs using ScriptForge [Jean-Pierre Ledure]
    88. tdf#151545 LibreOffice 7.4 does not recognize OpenJDK 19 installed with SDKMan [Stephan Bergmann]
    89. tdf#151546 PDF poppler based filter import to Writer canvas reverses RTL script [Kevin Suo]
    90. tdf#151547 FILEOPEN PPTX: Fully transparent white text appears as Automatic Color [Sarper Akdemir]
    91. tdf#151608 Impress crashes after Impress Remote App Closed [dldld]
    92. tdf#151621 The embedded PPTX file shows as in 3000% zoom [Tünde Tóth]
    93. tdf#151641 Options screen "Color scheme" - AUTOMATIC colors in DARK mode stays LIGHT (Windows only) [Caolán McNamara]
    94. tdf#151654 CRASH in SdrLayerIDSet::IsSet(o3tl::strong_int<short,SdrLayerIDTag>) [Mike Kaganski]
    95. tdf#151678 The appearance of the connector ends with arrow element will change after we open it in Impress. [Tibor Nagy]
    96. tdf#151699 CALC in column filter dialog the quick typing text box is missing [Caolán McNamara]
    97. tdf#151711 Color Picker: ColorSliderControl slider does not change colour pallet with picks on the ColorSliderControl, it becomes functional only with a pick from the ColorFieldControl or change in color mode [Caolán McNamara]
    98. tdf#151736 Opening Writer document with direct formatting crashes whole LO [Noel Grandin]

    Translations

    This build contains these translation updates: [1]. See credits for each language.