A bug in the scalable parentheses of math

[WRIuser]

My trouble is that scalable parentheses of matrices, used in linear algebra, worked perfectly in LibreOffice Math until the advent of LibreOfffice 7 and later versions (up to version 24).
Now they do not work properly any more.
If you typed

left [ matrix {
a_11 # a_12 # a_13 # a_14 ##
a_21 # a_22 # a_23 # a_24 ##
a_31 # a_32 # a_33 # a_34 ##
a_41 # a_42 # a_43 # a_44
} right ]

in the equation editor of Libre Office Writer 6, you got a matrix surrounded by square parentheses as expected.
Now in LibreOffice 24 scaled parentheses disappear as soon as you exit the equation editor; only the 16 elements of the matrix are displayed - although scaled parentheses are correctly inserted when you export the document in PDF format.
Clearly it is a bug of LibreOffice Math and/or LibreOffice Writer that needs to be fixed.
Thank you very much for reading

[ajlittoz]

Can’t reproduce under LO 24.8.6.2, Fedora 41 Linux, KDE Plasma desktop

Even if I add white borders around the formula with 0 cm padding and heavy strokes, this border does not overlay the brackets. There is still some padding between brackets and border.

For better diagnostic, attach your sample file.

[mikekaganski]

No problem using Version: 25.2.3.1 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: d8d1af5f77df955194e52baabe19324532ac8e8b
CPU threads: 24; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (10.0 build 26100); UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
Locale: de-DE (en_US); UI: en-GB
Calc: CL threaded

[keme1]

What specific version are you using, and on which OS platform?

When I insert your sample matrix, it displays with brackets as expected, like others have experienced with various other versions. This indicates that the error lies within a specific build, or in your specific system setup.

My system:
LO version: 24.8.6.1 (X86_64) / Build ID: 051bf11303684a0a982c9966e8be766d0a9efbc7
OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (10.0 build 22631)

You can find this info for your system in the help menu, the bottom item “about LibreOffice”.