Bug 152401 - Envelope app does not show correct selected size
Summary: Envelope app does not show correct selected size
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 51132
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.3.2.2 release
Hardware: All Windows (All)
: medium normal
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Reported: 2022-12-06 15:28 UTC by zacgarbage
Modified: 2024-08-22 05:29 UTC (History)
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Description zacgarbage 2022-12-06 15:28:49 UTC
Description:
Creating an envelope in a Writer document such as a letter (whether as a new document or an insertion) does not generate the correct size of envelope (DL for example: 220mmx110mm), but instead creates a large squarish format with the addressee's address plonked somewhere in the middle. The borders of the envelope are not highlighted nor even shown, so one has to accept on trust where the address will be printed on the envelope. Why is it not possible to create the correct sized document corresponding to the size of the envelope selected?

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Create writer document
2.Select insert envelope, select size of envelope and position of addressee address
3.Select "Insert" or "New Document"

Actual Results:
As described above

Expected Results:
As requested above


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
As described above
Comment 1 Dieter 2022-12-19 20:46:03 UTC
I can't confirm with

Version: 7.5.0.0.beta1 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 3aca23eec42e9d6fbe57071d7633ae1fc4bc5fcc
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19045; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (de_DE); UI: en-GB
Calc: CL threaded

Steps:
1. Open writer
2. Insert -> Envelope -> Format -> Size Format "DL Envelope"
3. New Document

Actual and expected result:
New document is created with Format 22 x 11 cm and text frames an correct positions for addressee and sender

Zacgarbage, could you please restest with an actual version of LO and with a clean user profile? thank you
=> NEEDINFO
Comment 2 zacgarbage 2022-12-27 10:35:53 UTC
Hi Dietrich
Apologies for delayed response (Xmas etc). Don't understand "an actual version of LO" and "with a clean user profile". If you could explain how I should do these, I'll retry. Many thanks
Comment 3 QA Administrators 2022-12-28 03:21:47 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 4 Dieter 2022-12-28 11:31:17 UTC
(In reply to zacgarbage from comment #2)
> Apologies for delayed response (Xmas etc). Don't understand "an actual
> version of LO"
Actual version is LO 7.4.3 (or prerelease 7.4.4 or 7.5.0).

> and "with a clean user profile".
Just restart in Safe Mode (Help -> Restart in Safe Mode)

=> NEEDINFO
Comment 5 zacgarbage 2022-12-28 15:16:37 UTC
Hi again
If I've understood you correctly "LO" refers to the version of LibreOffice. Mine is the latest 7.3.2.2, which on checking for updates is said to be "up to date". Where would I find 7.4.3 (or prerelease 7.4.4 or 7.5.0)? BTW I've had this issue in the past with earlier versions, but still got the same problem ie version agnostic
I've re-done the test in safe mode and, yes, the envelope size is correctly generated and displayed with the address in the correct place, and it works for other sizes of envelope I've tested.
So what do we do now?
Comment 6 zacgarbage 2022-12-28 15:35:28 UTC
Apologies: I've located,downloaded,installed, run LO 7.4.3.2, but the same envelope sizing problem still persists
Comment 7 Dieter 2022-12-28 15:41:54 UTC
(In reply to zacgarbage from comment #5)
> Hi again
> If I've understood you correctly "LO" refers to the version of LibreOffice.
> Mine is the latest 7.3.2.2, which on checking for updates is said to be "up
> to date". Where would I find 7.4.3 (or prerelease 7.4.4 or 7.5.0)?
Official download from https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download-libreoffice/

> I've re-done the test in safe mode and, yes, the envelope size is correctly
> generated and displayed with the address in the correct place, and it works
> for other sizes of envelope I've tested.
=> RESOLVED NOTABUG

So it seems, that bug occurs because or a corrupted user profile. To reset your profile please follow instructions on https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/UserProfile). If you've run 7.4.4 in normal mode, you still use the corrupted user profile
Comment 8 zacgarbage 2022-12-30 10:28:29 UTC
Hi again
Yes, that (ie new user profile) has solved it. Many thanks indeed
Comment 9 zacgarbage 2023-01-07 10:54:40 UTC
Hello again Dieter
Unfortunately exactly the same thing has happened again ie "Creating an envelope in a Writer document such as a letter (whether as a new document or an insertion) does not generate the correct size of envelope (DL for example: 220mmx110mm), but instead creates a large squarish format with the addressee's address plonked somewhere in the middle. The borders of the envelope are not highlighted nor even shown, so one has to accept on trust where the address will be printed on the envelope."
Am I going to have to reset my user profile or re-start in safe mode every time I want to print an envelope?
Something is surely wrong if my user profile gets corrupted after such a short time after resetting it
Comment 10 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 2023-01-18 08:41:56 UTC
I believe this is a duplicate of bug 107150.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 107150 ***
Comment 11 Buovjaga 2024-08-22 05:29:04 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 51132 ***