LO Writer shows no fonts

Version: 7.3.2.2 / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 49f2b1bff42cfccbd8f788c8dc32c1c309559be0
CPU threads: 6; OS: Linux 5.16; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-US (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-GB
Calc: threaded
Fedora 35 Linux
Nvidia gtx1050ti
Wayland

Installed LO from the rpm per the LO website. Have now the help function working, so can read the guide: something I never had prior.

But now the LO font selection box shows no text for the fonts: the box is entirely white. When I hover with mouse, the text shows like a blue button with white text, for each single font.

What has gone wrong?

Your configuration says Fedora 35 and VCL gtk3. But you omitted the desktop: are you under GNOME (in which case gtk3 is OK) or KDE (which needs kf5).

Fedora 35 comes default with Gnome 41.5 64 bit.
the mobo is AMD FX 6core.

Subsequently, I studied comments in other threads.

SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gen /opt/libreoffice7.3/program/soffice

  • This command invoked LO by over-riding GTK.
  • This results in a microscopic LO GUI.
  • The drop-down font box shows the font labels in black text on a white background, and I can scroll the fonts to select one. The highlighter is a blue tone, and the chosen font label shows as white text.
  • Upon exiting LO, an error appears: telling me java is missing.

Upon installing java-latest, and invoking LO normally without the plugin option, no improvements. LO still shows an entirely white drop-down box for the fonts.

  • Basically, the problem is a reversal of font colours: from black to white. So white text on white background displays as nothing.
  • Seems LO has compatibility issues.

Have you chosen some dark theme in the OS?

No. I use the default theme. and fyi, I had the same problem with LO for Ubuntu 21.

I resolved the core problem, entirely and unexpectedly by chance.

  • Changing the windowing from Wayland to X11 solves the problem.