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In the ONLYOFFICE service, user assigned with viewer role are not updated with real-time synchronization of document changes. Edits made by users with editing rights are not reflected live for viewers. Additionally, collaborator cursor indicator from editor are not visible to the viewer-role user resulting in a static and non-synchronized experience.
Steps to reproduce
admin shares .odt file with a user assigned with viewer role.
Viewer (e.g.marie) opens the file in OnlyOffice.
admin updates the content of the file and saves the changes.
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Expected behavior
Viewer-role user should receive real-time document updates and see collaborator's cursor.
Actual behavior
Viewer-role user do not receive real-time document updates; updates are visible when the editor closes the document. The collaborator cursor is not visible to the viewer-role user.