Created attachment 151071 [details] screenshots LO 6.1.5.2 on Debian Buster, installed from .deb packages from LO website, window manager XFCE, large workspace extents comprising one screen above the other. The LO menus prefer to open upwards if there is sufficient space on the screen for them to do so. This is particularly problematic when they break across monitors, but I would consider it counter-intuitive in any case. I have not found any other application which does this, so it appears thus far to be LibreOffice specific. There are a couple of complaints found via Google search about upward opening menus even at the top of the screen which I suspect may be related due to poor reporting of the screen extents, but I haven't found other mention of the issue in this form. I have attached an image containing screenshots showing the direction the menus go in depending on the position of LibreOffice on the screen. It applies to all menus and, as far as I can tell, all applications within the suite. If this is a feature rather than a bug, could I make a plea for a switch under Options to turn it off? Potentially related is that right-click menus within LibreOffice seem to expand to the left if the click position was to the right of the screen's centreline. That is odd, but not nearly so detrimental to usability. The workspace shown in the screenshots comprises a lower monitor at 3040x2160 and an upper one at 1920x1080.
Created attachment 151072 [details] Better (more visible) screenshots
Thank you for reporting the bug. it seems you're using an old version of LibreOffice. Could you please try to reproduce it with the latest version of LibreOffice from https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/ ? I have set the bug's status to 'NEEDINFO'. Please change it back to 'UNCONFIRMED' if the bug is still present in the latest version.
Confirm still the case in 6.2.4.2. Further info: It seems to be calculating on the basis of the tallest menu (e.g. format in Writer). If there is just enough space between the menu bar and the top of the screen for that menu to open upwards, they all go up, and if just too little they all go down. Adrian
Hi JL, A new major release of LibreOffice is available since this bug was reported. Could you please try to reproduce it with the latest version of LibreOffice from https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/ ? I have set the bug's status to 'NEEDINFO'. Please change it back to 'UNCONFIRMED' if the bug is still present in the latest version.
Hurrah! The problem seems to be solved. Menus now go down by preference if there is space for them to do so. Many thanks to those involved in implementing the cure.
[Automated Action] NeedInfo-To-Unconfirmed
Thanks for retesting with the latest version. Setting to RESOLVED WORKSFORME as the commit fixing this issue hasn't been identified.