Bug 120298 - The About window captures input from other windows
Summary: The About window captures input from other windows
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 31915
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: UI (show other bugs)
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(earliest affected)
Inherited From OOo
Hardware: All macOS (All)
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Reported: 2018-10-04 04:52 UTC by Andrew Hyatt
Modified: 2018-10-04 06:58 UTC (History)
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Description Andrew Hyatt 2018-10-04 04:52:28 UTC
Description:
When you open the “About” window you are unable to interact with any open documents. From a technical and user experience standpoint it isn’t clear why this is the case.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open the “About” menu
2. Try to interact with any open documents

Actual Results:
You are unable to interact with open documents

Expected Results:
You should be able to use LibreOffice normally while the About window is open


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes


OpenGL enabled: Yes

Additional Info:
Comment 1 Alex Thurgood 2018-10-04 06:50:03 UTC
Pretty sure this is known, there is probably already one or more reports about modal / non-modal dialogs, the "About" dialog, being one of them.
Comment 2 Alex Thurgood 2018-10-04 06:53:09 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 31915 ***
Comment 3 Alex Thurgood 2018-10-04 06:58:06 UTC
Or alternatively, it is a DUPLICATE of bug 117851 or bug 117873 - take your pick...