Bug 169653 - Toolbar gets glued to top after undocking on Wayland
Summary: Toolbar gets glued to top after undocking on Wayland
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
25.8.3.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Linux (All)
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Blocks: Toolbars
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Reported: 2025-11-24 07:51 UTC by Lily Liu
Modified: 2026-01-25 16:52 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Lily Liu 2025-11-24 07:51:53 UTC
Description:

Hi LibreOffice team! I found a tiny bug that's been making me so sad. When I undock the toolbar, it just... sticks to the top of my screen and won't move at all! No matter how much I drag it, it stays put like a stubborn little thing.

I'm using GNOME (Wayland) on Debian. After searching around, I tried `SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gen libreoffice` which totally works by forcing X11, but I'd really rather stay on Wayland because of those icky security issues.

Could you maybe make the toolbar movable on Wayland too? It would make me super happy! Thanks so much for everything you do!

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Open Writer (or any component)
2.Drag any docked toolbar to undock it
3.Try to move the floating toolbar somewhere else

Actual Results:
The toolbar stubbornly sticks to the top of the screen and won't budge at all. It's like it found a comfy spot and refuses to leave!

Expected Results:
The toolbar should sweetly follow my cursor and place wherever I drag it.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
Version: 25.8.3.2 (X86_64)
VCL: gtk3
Comment 1 cornosier 2025-11-30 13:36:09 UTC
I confirm

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qt.qpa.wayland: Wayland does not support QWindow::requestActivate()
qt.qpa.wayland: Wayland does not support QWindow::requestActivate()
This plugin supports grabbing the mouse only for popup windows
This plugin supports grabbing the mouse only for popup windows
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Version: 25.8.2.2 (X86_64)
Build ID: d401f2107ccab8f924a8e2df40f573aab7605b6f
CPU threads: 6; OS: Linux 6.17; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 (cairo+wayland)
Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR.UTF-8); UI: fr-FR
Calc: threaded

Gérard
Comment 2 Ysabeau 2025-11-30 13:54:17 UTC
I don't know if that helps. But I don't reproduce it : Mageia + Xfce. Seems that it is specific to Wayland, indeed.

Version: 25.8.2.2 (X86_64)
Build ID: 8ca8d55c161d602844f5428fa4b58097424e324e
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.6; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR.UTF-8); UI: fr-FR
Calc: threaded
Comment 3 Krithika Yetchina 2025-12-11 04:53:17 UTC
Hi Lily, I wanted to try this with MacOS too to help this bug report. I am not able to reproduce this in:

Version: 25.8.3.2 (AARCH64)
Build ID: 8ca8d55c161d602844f5428fa4b58097424e324e
CPU threads: 11; OS: macOS 15.6.1; UI render: Skia/Metal; VCL: osx
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 4 Buovjaga 2025-12-11 05:10:50 UTC
NEW per comment 1
Comment 5 Volodymyr 2025-12-11 22:01:18 UTC
I understand that this issue is specific to Linux/Wayland. However, for the sake of gaining experience and contributing to the report, I tested it on my own environment: Windows 11 64-bit LibreOffice 25.8.3.2 (X86_64) stable and 26.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) Initially, the toolbar could not be undocked because it was locked (“Fix Toolbar” option). After unchecking this option, I was able to undock and move the toolbar successfully.
Comment 6 Volodymyr 2025-12-11 22:34:16 UTC
I tested it on my own environment: Windows 11 64-bit (build 26100), LibreOffice 25.8.3.2 (X86_64) stable and 26.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64).

The bug with toolbar separators reproduces in both versions, in Writer and Calc: when switching to the “tabbed” UI (ribbons), the separators appear as dots instead of vertical bars.