Bug 164231 - UI: Dialog windows open at pseudo-random locations, often on other screens
Summary: UI: Dialog windows open at pseudo-random locations, often on other screens
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 120903
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
24.8.0.0 alpha1+
Hardware: All All
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Reported: 2024-12-07 14:29 UTC by Pierre Fortin
Modified: 2024-12-07 15:00 UTC (History)
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Description Pierre Fortin 2024-12-07 14:29:58 UTC
Description:
Build: https://git.libreoffice.org/core/+log/1f15d097cace14ca6e44e7652f460aa3fa7bd150

I have three screens [1:left, 2:middle, 3: right]. With LO Calc open on the left screen, Format>Conditional>Condition>{choice}[1] dialogs open on different screens. It would be appreciated if the dialogs opened on the same screen as the main window.

[1] in trying to produce a matrix of where the dialog window opens, I observed the dialog window location changes -- repeatedly opening/closing the dialog window:
Main window on screen 1, dialog window opened: 3-left, 3-mid, 3-right, 1-middle, 1-right, 2-left, 2-middle, 2-right, 3-left, 3-middle, 3-right, 1-middle, 1-right, 2-left, ...

The absolute left, middle, and right locations are somewhat random (not perfectly located); but this is really detrimental to a good workflow.

The Format menu is notorious for opening dialog windows as far away from the main window as possible. Main window on left screen, Format>Conditional>{Color Scale, Data Bar, ...} all open the dialog window at screen 3 lower-right.

Please open dialog windows on same screen as the main window; I'd be happy with anywhere on that screen, as long as I don't have to look for it on 3 large screens.  Thanks.

Operating System: Mageia 10
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.8.0
Qt Version: 6.7.3
Kernel Version: 6.6.58-server-2.mga10 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 20 × 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700K
Memory: 125.5 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Product Name: XPS 8950


Steps to Reproduce:
1. system with multiple screens
2. see description
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Actual Results:
Some Dialog windows open at pseudo-random locations

Expected Results:
open all dialogs on same screen as main window & not have to add more miles to mouse travel  :)


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
Version: 24.8.0.0.alpha1+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 1f15d097cace14ca6e44e7652f460aa3fa7bd150
CPU threads: 20; OS: Linux 6.6; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 (cairo+xcb)
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded Jumbo
Comment 1 Buovjaga 2024-12-07 15:00:41 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 120903 ***