Created attachment 91330 [details] writer template with hidden text present Using either the toggle icon in the toolbar or <CTRL-F10>, only spaces, tabs, end-of-line marks and end-of-paragraph marks appear and disappear when viewing the attached file. Hidden text segments remain invisible. The same file can be viewed properly in the 32-bit build.
3.5.7 is quite old. Last stable version of LO is 4.1.4. You can find 4.1.4 RC2 in ppa for Ubuntu Precise, could you give it a try? Anyway, I'm not sure hidden text displays when using this option, did you try "View Field Names"?
Steve: On pc Debian x86-64 with 4.1.3.2 Debian package, I can see the 4 sentences in the file attached in the email you sent me in private. BTW, with this link, https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?bugid=73150&action=enter, you can attach your file in the bugtracker, so other people can give it a try. About ppa, here are some explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Package_Archive So you may just add LibreOffice ppa in your repositories and install a newer version.
Created attachment 91366 [details] small demonstration file for bug 73150 Apparently, this bug persists in debian releases later than 3.5.7.2. This demo file contains five paragraphs; the third one is formatted as hidden text. On a 64-bit release, you will only see paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 5 when toggling with <CTRL-F10> or clicking the '⁋' icon on the tool bar. On a 32-bit release (if you can still find such a machine), the third paragraph will alternately appear and disappear as you toggle.
Thank you Steve for the new example file attached. On pc Debian x86-64 with master sources updated today, I reproduced the problem since I couldn't see sentence 3 Put it at NEW Michael: one for you?
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Resolved--works for me retested on Ubuntu 12.04 (kernel 3.13.0-49-generic) and LibreOffice 3.5.7.2 Build ID 350m1 (Build:2) with Tools --> Options --> LibreOffice Writer --> Formatting Aids --> Display of . . . Hidden Text (checked) Current release version of LibreOffice not tested, but presumed OK
Thank you for your feedback, let's put this one to WFM then.