Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 85009
dialogs created in IDE displayed with incorrect width
Last modified: 2013-02-24 21:01:05 UTC
Dialogs that are created in the IDE are displayed with incorrect width. The problem is intermittent. I have not been able to find a sure way to reproduce it all the time but it happens to me quite often so it is not a rare occurrence. (I just don't know why sometimes the dialogs appear with the correct dimensions and why sometimes they don't.) This problem happens in two different set of circumstances: 1. It happens when dialogs are being displayed by OOBasic code. That is, when the dialogs are displayed to be used by a normal user. 2. It happens also in the IDE. If a dialog is opened in the IDE to be edited, the dialog will appear with its correct dimensions for a fraction of a second and then its dimensions will be reset without rhyme or reason by the IDE. Only the width seems to be affected. This happens with my own dialogs and with dialogs that have been created by other people. I've also tried it with dialogs bungled in OO and found the same problem there. So it is not a problem due to the way I create my dialogs.
Created attachment 50675 [details] recording showing the problem occuring
I've attached a clip of the actions I perform to reproduce the problem. Note that the same set of actions I perform in the clip does not *always* result in the bug showing up. I once had to repeat it 3 times before I got the bug to occur. Use slow motion towards the end of the clip to see the dialog box appearing first with the correct size and then being resized by the IDE.
The problem described disappears if I turn off compiz. Note however that none of the other software I use has any problem with window sizes no matter whether compiz runs or not. Would it be possible that OO is incorrectly querying some information from the window manager?
Andreas, please have a look ...
I've filed a bug report in Launchpad: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/194204 Which developers have decided is a duplicate of this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/compiz/+bug/149586 The important thing is they decided that it was a compiz bug so talking to the compiz people might be a good idea before investigating too much. But I've seen no confirmation on the compiz side that this bug is indeed due to a fault in compiz.
Needs evaluation, STARTED, OOo 3.x for now
I have to confirm this issue. Same problems here on my openSuSE & desktop effects (compiz) enabled. All symptoms from the first comment are valid on my computer too. Target milestone is set to OO.o 3.x, so, are there any news? I just tested this issue with BEB300_m3 and all problems are still there.
"Thanks" for not mentioning the duplicate that was mentioned in the launchpad bug your issue was marked duplicate of :-( *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 86302 ***
closing duplicate.