Why can't I paste a URL into the Hyperlink box?

When I highlight the text I want to make into a hyperlink and click the hyperlink button, I am unable to paste the URL into the box because a blank drop-down menu prevents me from doing so. Does anyone know how to fix this? Here is a screenshot of what the box looks like when I right-click.

Works for me!

Testing on: Ubuntu 12.04.2 + LO 4.0.0.3

  1. Open LO Writer
  2. Copy a url so that it is in your paste buffer (e.g. http://libreoffice.org)
  3. Put some text in your document (e.g. “foobar”)
  4. Select the text, then navigate to Insert → Hyperlink
  5. In the text field named “Target”, paste the hyperlink.
  6. Click “Apply” and then “Close”

The hyperlink is made.


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Thanks!