Bug in LibreOffice Calc: NVDA does not update cell content after modifying it

javidominguez commented 1 year ago

Steps to reproduce:

run libreoffice calc
Write something in a cell
Move to another cell with tab or enter key
Go back to the cell where you typed the content
Write different content in this cell
Repeat steps 3 and 4

Actual behavior:

After step 4 NVDA will show an empty cell but actually the cell has content.
After step 6 NVDA will show the cell with the content written the first time (step 2) when actually the cell has the content written the second time (step 5).

If the table loses focus and then regains it, for example by doing this:

Opening and closing the application menu
Pressing F2 to edit the cell and then tab or enter
Minimizing the LibreOffice Calc window and restoring it again
The cell is updated correctly. This perhaps indicates that the problem is with an event that is not propagated properly. When a cell loses focus, the table object could be refreshed so that the content is updated.

Expected behavior:

NVDA should read the actual contents of the cell.

NVDA logs, crash dumps and other attachments:

There are none.

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source:

Installed and portable NVDA.

NVDA version:

NVDA 2023.2 and alpha-29251,2fe9cb23 (2024.1.0.29251)

Windows version:

Windows 11 22H2 (AMD64) build 22621.2283

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:

LibreOffice 7.6.0.3 (X86_64)

Other information about your system:

Other questions

Does the issue still occur after restarting your computer?

Yes

Have you tried any other versions of NVDA? If so, please report their behaviors.

If NVDA add-ons are disabled, is your problem still occurring?

Yes

Does the issue still occur after you run the COM Registration Fixing Tool in NVDA's tools menu?

Yes

CyrilleB79 commented 1 year ago

Cc @michaelweghorn

michaelweghorn commented 1 year ago

This is a LibreOffice bug: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157616

It's a regression in LibreOffice 7.6, so using LibreOffice 7.5.7 ("LibreOffice still") for now could be a workaround until it gets fixed.

mwhapples commented 1 year ago

It is definitely an issue on the LibreOffice end rather than NVDA. I have reproduced the issue using Narrator and I see a similar bug report for Orca and LibreOffice. Using LibreOffice 7.5.7 is acceptable for me, I just hope it can be fixed before LibreOffice 7.5.x releases are no longer supported.

michaelweghorn commented 1 year ago

This is fixed in the current development version of LibreOffice now: https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/8e886993f32b7db11a99bdecf06451e6de6c3842

Pending backport for 7.6 (to be included in LibreOffice 7.6.3 once it has been reviewed and merged): https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/157627

michaelweghorn commented 1 year ago

Pending backport for 7.6 (to be included in LibreOffice 7.6.3 once it has been reviewed and merged): https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/157627

Merged now, i.e. it's fixed in 7.6.3.

CyrilleB79 commented 1 year ago

OK. Closing as completed (externally).

nvaccess / nvda