OpenOffice Writer highlight icon drop down doesn't show when toolbar overflows to >> dropdown

[martino]

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In versions 2.2 and 2.3 one may highlight text but cannot de-select the highlighting as described in Highlighting Help indicated below. In both of the aforementioned versions there is no arrow next to the highlighting icon. This function did in fact work in version 2.0 and I don't recall if it worked in 2.1. Thanks for any help on this issue.

“Highlighting

Applies the current highlight color to the background of a text selection. If no text is selected, click the Highlighting icon, select the text that you want to highlight, and then click the Highlighting icon again. To change the highlight color, click the arrow next to the Highlighting icon, and then click the color that you want.”

[Chris Cheney (ccheney)]

On Ubuntu 7.10 OpenOffice 2.3.0 I see the arrow on the right side of the highlighting icon. I have attached a picture of it circled. Does your version not have that? If so what version of Ubuntu and OpenOffice debs do you have?

Thanks,

Chris Cheney

[martino (molski)]

Chris Cheney wrote:
> On Ubuntu 7.10 OpenOffice 2.3.0 I see the arrow on the right side of the
> highlighting icon. I have attached a picture of it circled. Does your
> version not have that? If so what version of Ubuntu and OpenOffice debs
> do you have?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris Cheney
>
> ** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu)
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Chris Cheney (ccheney)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
>
I did not have the highlighting icon on the toolbar, it appeared only in
the pull down menu using the buttons on the extreme right of the
toolbar. It now works as it once had.

Thanks for your prompt response and pointing me in the right direction.

Martin Olsiewski

[Chris Cheney (ccheney)]

Thanks for the update. I now understand what the problem is and I think upstream is already aware of the issue since it affects other icons too like for font color. I will look for the upstream bug report and attach it.

Thanks,

Chris Cheney