Bug 148498 - The Navigator floating window defaults to the top left hand side of the screen
Summary: The Navigator floating window defaults to the top left hand side of the screen
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
5.1.0.3 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Windows (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
URL: https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/navigat...
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Keywords:
: 148456 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks: Navigator
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Reported: 2022-04-10 16:32 UTC by Chris Elliott
Modified: 2024-11-16 18:03 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Screencast (895.71 KB, video/mp4)
2022-04-11 10:33 UTC, Telesto
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Description Chris Elliott 2022-04-10 16:32:19 UTC
Description:
When a document opens in Libre Office 7.2.6.2, the Navigator bar starts at the top left hand corner of the screen, where it obscures the menu bar. If it is manually relocated, and the document is exitied, it returns to this position when the document is returned to.

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Open Libre Office. Open a document.
2.Move the Navigator windown
3.Open another document and return to the original document

Actual Results:
Navigator window appears at top left, obscuring menu bar.
Window is moved, another document is opened.
New document has Navigator window in same place.
Return to original document, Navigator windoe is back at top left hand corner of screen.

Expected Results:
Navigator window would appear in the position in which it was last moved to, on opening a document, and on returning to it.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
Opened the Navigator window where it did not overlap and obstruct the menu bar. Retained the last position of the Navigator window.
Comment 1 Telesto 2022-04-11 08:49:47 UTC
1. Open Writer
2. Disable the sidebar
3. Enable Navigator
4. Position it floating somewhere at the right edge 
5. Press New Writer document from the toolbar

--
6. Position the Navigator at the left border of the screen
7. Keep pressing new document -> Notice the window is walking to the right for every new instance..

Confirm
Version: 7.4.0.0.alpha0+ (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: efe854bf9b6daff3d0ecf6e3d04bd9a50bfaa3f3
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 6.3 Build 9600; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: nl-NL (nl_NL); UI: en-US
Calc: CL Jumbo
Comment 2 Telesto 2022-04-11 08:54:00 UTC
Also in
Version: 7.0.0.0.beta1+ (x64)
Build ID: 2891e91a513520d68ea2b8c59c14335861a15253
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 6.3 Build 9600; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: nl-NL (nl_NL); UI: en-US
Calc: CL

and in
Version: 5.3.1.0.0+
Build ID: aa09fd58bd499a2a2c3a32c5f613892bad54076c
CPU Threads: 4; OS Version: Windows 6.29; UI Render: default; Layout Engine: new; 
Locale: nl-NL (nl_NL); Calc: CL

and in
Versie: 5.1.6.2 
Build ID: 07ac168c60a517dba0f0d7bc7540f5afa45f0909
CPU Threads: 4; Versie besturingssysteem:Windows 6.2; UI Render: GL; 
Locale: nl-NL (nl_NL); Calc: CL

no floating option in 4.4.7.2
Comment 3 Mike Kaganski 2022-04-11 08:54:42 UTC
*** Bug 148456 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 4 Mike Kaganski 2022-04-11 09:07:30 UTC
(In reply to Telesto from comment #1)
> ...
> 4. Position it floating somewhere at the right edge 
> 5. Press New Writer document from the toolbar
> 
> --
> 6. Position the Navigator at the left border of the screen
> 7. Keep pressing new document -> Notice the window is walking to the right
> for every new instance..
> 
> Confirm

This is completely different from what OP wrote. The OP complaint is that Navigator uses the *default* position for every new edit window.

(In reply to Telesto from comment #2)
> no floating option in 4.4.7.2

Wrong; 4.4. allowed to float Navigator (F5) the same way. Just as 3.3.

And overall: I can't repro the described problem (not saving Navigator's last position) in any version, including Version: 7.3.2.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 49f2b1bff42cfccbd8f788c8dc32c1c309559be0
CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19044; UI render: default; VCL: win
Locale: ru-RU (ru_RU); UI: en-US
Calc: 

both when creating new documents in the same session, or after fully closing and reopening LibreOffice. Also not reproducible here using Version: 7.4.0.0.alpha0+ (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: a5c27f59c4e28d9ec1c1ce8f8c0c5ef6fc68772c
CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19044; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: ru-RU (ru_RU); UI: en-US
Calc: default
Comment 5 Mike Kaganski 2022-04-11 09:12:50 UTC
This is likely specific to a Linux integration. Unfortunately, neither this, nor bug 148456 mention data from Help/About.
Comment 6 Telesto 2022-04-11 10:33:10 UTC
Created attachment 179449 [details]
Screencast

(In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #4)
> This is completely different from what OP wrote. The OP complaint is that
> Navigator uses the *default* position for every new edit window.

Maybe I'm wrong.. but well this looks pretty similar to the initial description
Comment 7 Mike Kaganski 2022-04-11 10:43:00 UTC
(In reply to Telesto from comment #6)
> Created attachment 179449 [details]
> Screencast
> 
> Maybe I'm wrong.. but well this looks pretty similar to the initial
> description

Yes, this looks indeed similar. However, this looks completely different compared to:

(In reply to Telesto from comment #1)
> 6. Position the Navigator at the left border of the screen
> 7. Keep pressing new document -> Notice the window is walking to the right
> for every new instance..

Are you confusing left and right in comment 1?
Comment 8 Andreas Säger 2022-04-13 18:24:38 UTC
Same problem with form navigator (menu:Form>FOrm Navigator). Even if I dock that thing, it jumps back to the top--left corner when switching back to design mode. Very annoying when doing form layout.
Comment 9 richards 2022-04-13 18:31:29 UTC
I upgraded ver. 7.3.0.3 and the problem persists. This machine runs Ubunto 20.04. i have a machine that runs arch and the problem does not happen there.
Comment 10 richards 2022-04-14 12:51:09 UTC
Here is my full report. I have four machines. 

#1- Ubuntu 20.04 libreoffice 7.3.0.3 -- navigator window pops back up to corner
#2- Ubuntu 20.04 libreoffice 7.1.4.2 -- navigator window stays where I put it
#3- Arch Linux   libreoffice current -- navigator window stays where I put it
#4- Ubuntu 18.04 libreoffice 6.0.7.3 -- navigator window stays where I put it
Comment 11 richards 2022-04-14 16:01:56 UTC
I run Virtual Box in the Ubuntu 20.04 machine. I have an Ubuntu 22.04 virtual machine with libre office 7.3.2.2. The navigator window pops back up to the left hand corner every time.

This problem appears to be a bug in the later versions of libre office that shows up in Ubuntu but not in Arch.
Comment 12 sdc.blanco 2022-04-19 10:52:36 UTC
repro in 7.2.6.2

1. Detach Navigator from document.
2. Switch focus to another document
3. Return to initial document
Result:  Navigator has moved back to top left corner (as noted in OP)

Version: 7.2.6.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: b0ec3a565991f7569a5a7f5d24fed7f52653d754
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19043; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win

No repro (same procedure)

Version: 7.4.0.0.alpha0+ (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: f8e11c6480ff0005715b989a6d4e2e10a3816cf6
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19043; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win

possible WFM? (note that comment 1 repro is an older version of 7.4.0.0)
Comment 13 richards 2022-04-25 14:09:46 UTC
I upgraded an Arch Linux virtual machine to Libreoffice 7.3.2.2 and now it pops the navigator window up to the top left hand corner.
Comment 14 richards 2022-04-25 15:57:07 UTC
I discovered something new. If I open the navigator window using F5, it pops back up to the left top corner every time. BUT!! If I open a navigator window using the right hand sidebar, that Navigator window stays where I put it.
Comment 15 QA Administrators 2024-11-07 03:15:03 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 16 Chris Elliott 2024-11-16 17:24:05 UTC
Checked 16 November 2024.
Libre Office 24.8.2.1 (X86_64) Build: 0f794b6e29741098670a3b95d60478a65d05ef13

Still happening on Calc and Impress, but does not seem to on Writer, where the Navigator window opens about halfway down the screen on the left hand side.

Not tested on Draw, Math, or Base, as I don't use them.
Comment 17 richards 2024-11-16 18:03:48 UTC
I just checked in Writer in 7.3.0.3 and it is still the same problem.

I run Ubuntu 20.04.

I open a document, press F5, move the Navigator to where I want it, then open another document. When I return to the original document, the Navigator opens for maybe two seconds in the place where I moved it, then it pops back up to the upper left-hand corner of the window.

richards