Bug 30891 - Toolbars too large with a bootleg UI theme on XP
Summary: Toolbars too large with a bootleg UI theme on XP
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
3.3.0 release
Hardware: x86 (IA32) Windows (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Keywords: needsDevEval, topicUI
: 33544 50531 50862 57101 60509 63811 69847 96259 116575 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks: UI-Theming Toolbars
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Reported: 2010-10-15 04:31 UTC by jonrandy
Modified: 2018-03-28 23:04 UTC (History)
17 users (show)

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2010-10-15 04:31 UTC, jonrandy
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Description jonrandy 2010-10-15 04:31:35 UTC
Created attachment 39465 [details]
Huge toolbars

Just did a clean install of beta 2 onto xp and the toolbars in any LibreOffice app are huge with no way to reduce the size. I can change the size of the icons, but toolbar size remains huge
Comment 1 Muthu 2010-10-15 09:30:24 UTC
Some more information would be helpful:
1. OS: XP
2. Resolution: ?
3. No. of monitors: 1 (?)
4. Was it ok with LO beta 1?
5. General system/machine information?
6. Any other information which could be useful?

I am assuming 'clean install' implies no other versions of *office[.org] as well.


Thank you!
Comment 2 jonrandy 2010-10-15 09:50:23 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> Some more information would be helpful:
> 1. OS: XP
> 2. Resolution: ?
> 3. No. of monitors: 1 (?)
> 4. Was it ok with LO beta 1?
> 5. General system/machine information?
> 6. Any other information which could be useful?
> 
> I am assuming 'clean install' implies no other versions of *office[.org] as
> well.
> 
> 
> Thank you!

2. Resolution: 1280x800
3. No. of monitors: 1 or 2 (problem is exhibited with both configurations)
4. Was it ok with LO beta 1? I had not installed beta 1 on this machine so cannot say
5. General system/machine information: Not using a standard Win XP theme as you can see from screenshot, but I don't experience any problems with anything else
6. Also using a 3rd party font renderer for windows, but problems are still apparent with I switch this off
Comment 3 jonrandy 2010-10-15 09:51:56 UTC
I did have a version of OO installed previously, but did a full uninstall before installing LO (including removal of any files from user folder, and any registry entries)
Comment 4 Muthu 2010-10-15 09:58:46 UTC
Thank you!

Reassigning it to kendy for further analysis
Comment 5 Jan Holesovsky 2010-10-29 17:10:05 UTC
jonrandy: Actually - when you switch to another theme, is everything OK, or still the toolbars look stragely?

Also - you said you had there OOo previously.  What version?  Did it show the problem, or not?
Comment 6 jonrandy 2010-10-29 19:52:52 UTC
(In reply to comment #5)
> jonrandy: Actually - when you switch to another theme, is everything OK, or
> still the toolbars look stragely?
> 
> Also - you said you had there OOo previously.  What version?  Did it show the
> problem, or not?

If I switch to the windows default theme whilst Libre Office is running, the icon toolbars fix themselves, but the main menu remains large. If I then restart Libre Office, all toolbars are ok. Changing back to my normal theme and restarting Libre Office again results in large toolbars.

OpenOffice 3.2 did not have this problem
Comment 7 Jan Holesovsky 2010-11-10 15:53:07 UTC
jonrandy: Thank you, this helps a lot!  Please - what is the name of the theme you are using, and is it possible to install it easily?  So that we can try to reproduce...
Comment 8 jonrandy 2010-11-10 16:44:31 UTC
(In reply to comment #7)
> jonrandy: Thank you, this helps a lot!  Please - what is the name of the theme
> you are using, and is it possible to install it easily?  So that we can try to
> reproduce...

The theme is called RoyaleVista2 - the files can be found in a zip at my dropbox - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/267312/RoyaleVista2.zip
You'll also need to patch XP to run an unsigned theme - http://is.gd/gUXoG

This theme does not show problems with any other apps
Comment 9 jonrandy 2010-12-05 20:04:50 UTC
Any progress on this one? Just downloaded RC1 and the problem is still there
Comment 10 jonrandy 2011-01-13 04:06:01 UTC
(In reply to comment #9)
> Any progress on this one? Just downloaded RC1 and the problem is still there

RC3 now and still the same - any movement on this? Need any more info from me?
Comment 11 Jan Holesovsky 2011-01-25 05:14:16 UTC
Hi, the info is sufficient; hard to say now if it is fault of the theme, or of LibreOffice - will have a look.
Comment 12 gparmiggiani 2011-01-28 03:40:13 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> Some more information would be helpful:
> 1. OS: XP
> 2. Resolution: ?
> 3. No. of monitors: 1 (?)
> 4. Was it ok with LO beta 1?
> 5. General system/machine information?
> 6. Any other information which could be useful?
> 
> I am assuming 'clean install' implies no other versions of *office[.org] as
> well.
> 
> 
> Thank you!

Exactly same problem here with a custom xp theme:

1. OS: XP
2. Resolution: 1440x900
3. No. of monitors: 1
4. Was it ok with LO beta 1? don't know, i'm running tag libreoffice-3.3.0.4
5. General system/machine information? x86, intel graphics, xp professional fully up to date
6. Any other information which could be useful? running custom theme "Luna Element Black" from deviantart.com. running standard xp style brings toolbars size back to normal.
Comment 13 jonrandy 2011-01-28 03:48:37 UTC
(In reply to comment #12)
> (In reply to comment #1)
> > Some more information would be helpful:
> > 1. OS: XP
> > 2. Resolution: ?
> > 3. No. of monitors: 1 (?)
> > 4. Was it ok with LO beta 1?
> > 5. General system/machine information?
> > 6. Any other information which could be useful?
> > 
> > I am assuming 'clean install' implies no other versions of *office[.org] as
> > well.
> > 
> > 
> > Thank you!
> 
> Exactly same problem here with a custom xp theme:
> 
> 1. OS: XP
> 2. Resolution: 1440x900
> 3. No. of monitors: 1
> 4. Was it ok with LO beta 1? don't know, i'm running tag libreoffice-3.3.0.4
> 5. General system/machine information? x86, intel graphics, xp professional
> fully up to date
> 6. Any other information which could be useful? running custom theme "Luna
> Element Black" from deviantart.com. running standard xp style brings toolbars
> size back to normal.

Did you have any trouble with OpenOffice and this theme?
Comment 14 gparmiggiani 2011-01-28 05:48:10 UTC
(In reply to comment #13)
> (In reply to comment #12)
> > (In reply to comment #1)
> > > Some more information would be helpful:
> > > 1. OS: XP
> > > 2. Resolution: ?
> > > 3. No. of monitors: 1 (?)
> > > 4. Was it ok with LO beta 1?
> > > 5. General system/machine information?
> > > 6. Any other information which could be useful?
> > > 
> > > I am assuming 'clean install' implies no other versions of *office[.org] as
> > > well.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Thank you!
> > 
> > Exactly same problem here with a custom xp theme:
> > 
> > 1. OS: XP
> > 2. Resolution: 1440x900
> > 3. No. of monitors: 1
> > 4. Was it ok with LO beta 1? don't know, i'm running tag libreoffice-3.3.0.4
> > 5. General system/machine information? x86, intel graphics, xp professional
> > fully up to date
> > 6. Any other information which could be useful? running custom theme "Luna
> > Element Black" from deviantart.com. running standard xp style brings toolbars
> > size back to normal.
> 
> Did you have any trouble with OpenOffice and this theme?

no never had any problem.
i was using oo 3.2.1
right now i've circumvented the problem by setting "Disable visual themes" in the "Compatibility" tab of the start menu link properties.
Thanks.
Comment 15 Ivan 2011-02-09 09:36:38 UTC
I confirm this bug in LibreOffice 3.3 Final, 
I'm using a custom XP theme from xpize.net and i have big menus and toolbars
Comment 16 jonrandy 2011-04-17 22:55:44 UTC
Does LibreOffice on XP read some particular metric from the current style to determine the height that toolbars will have? If so, let me know the particular name of that metric (ideally as it appears within the msstyles file), and I will see if there is something odd or missing from the custom theme file I am using. If this fixes it then maybe we will have enough info to sort out the issue?
Comment 17 LeMoyne Castle 2011-06-15 00:37:44 UTC
Retitled for clarity 
Workaround in #14: Disable themes in Start Menu_>Properties:Compatibility tab
Comment 18 LeMoyne Castle 2011-06-15 01:06:21 UTC
*** Bug 33544 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 19 jonrandy 2012-02-14 23:22:30 UTC
Still nothing on this? Anything I can do to help? It's been about 16 months now
Comment 20 danny qwertz 2012-03-27 00:40:32 UTC
Can be reproduced under Windows 7, patched uxtheme.dll, with custom-theme.
Workaround as mentioned in #14 fixes this problem temporary.
Comment 21 danny qwertz 2012-03-30 06:22:54 UTC
(In reply to comment #20)
> Can be reproduced under Windows 7, patched uxtheme.dll, with custom-theme.
> Workaround as mentioned in #14 fixes this problem temporary.

But it brings up another problem:
Prevents the "Save"-Dialog from showing up, so there is no way of saving files -- re-activating visual styles fixes this but of course brings back the oversized toolbars.
Comment 22 jonrandy 2012-03-30 06:48:00 UTC
Workaround works fine in XP - save dialogs ok too, but it makes LibreOffice obviously look pig ugly

Are we really no closer to fixing this? I am willing to help if I can - is more information needed?
Comment 23 danny qwertz 2012-04-12 01:13:31 UTC
(In reply to comment #21)
> (In reply to comment #20)
> > Can be reproduced under Windows 7, patched uxtheme.dll, with custom-theme.
> > Workaround as mentioned in #14 fixes this problem temporary.
> 
> But it brings up another problem:
> Prevents the "Save"-Dialog from showing up, so there is no way of saving files
> -- re-activating visual styles fixes this but of course brings back the
> oversized toolbars.

Another workaround (works for me):
Windows 7 compatibility mode (for soffice.exe) set to Windows XP SP3 with deactivated visual styles and ticked "Run as administrator"-box will now also show the open- and save-dialogs.
Comment 24 Urmas 2012-06-10 23:10:53 UTC
*** Bug 50862 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 25 Urmas 2012-11-22 19:18:38 UTC
*** Bug 50531 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 26 Adolfo Jayme Barrientos 2013-01-31 06:54:09 UTC
*** Bug 57101 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 27 Adolfo Jayme Barrientos 2013-02-10 05:01:30 UTC
*** Bug 60509 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 28 Adolfo Jayme Barrientos 2013-04-23 00:36:48 UTC
*** Bug 63811 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 29 pierre-yves samyn 2013-05-09 17:41:49 UTC
Hello

Also reproduced (fr-user) with Seven pro SP1 and "ClearScreen Aero" theme

(In reply to comment #23)
> Another workaround (works for me):
> Windows 7 compatibility mode (for soffice.exe) set to Windows XP SP3 with
> deactivated visual styles and ticked "Run as administrator"-box will now
> also show the open- and save-dialogs.

This workaround works for the user.
Thank you :)

Regards
Pierre-Yves
Comment 30 Urmas 2013-10-22 00:48:46 UTC
*** Bug 69847 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 31 tommy27 2013-10-22 01:12:09 UTC
(In reply to comment #15)
> I confirm this bug in LibreOffice 3.3 Final, 

change version from "unspecified" to "3.3.0 release"
Comment 32 Alex 2013-10-22 04:46:59 UTC
I have the bug un Windows 7 SP1 x64 bits and the newest libreoffice.

> El 22/10/2013, a las 03:12, bugzilla-daemon@freedesktop.org escribió:
> 
> tommy27 changed bug 30891 
> What	Removed	Added
> CC	  	barta@quipo.it
> Version	unspecified	3.3.0 release
> Comment # 31 on bug 30891 from tommy27
> (In reply to comment #15)
> > I confirm this bug in LibreOffice 3.3 Final, 
> 
> change version from "unspecified" to "3.3.0 release"
> You are receiving this mail because:
> You are on the CC list for the bug.
Comment 33 tommy27 2013-10-22 05:45:09 UTC
I add UI expert to CC list.
Ivan, something for you?
Comment 34 Ivan Timofeev (retired) 2013-11-07 14:23:48 UTC
Sorry, can't help with Windows-specific bugs. If someone would like to debug, I recommend to start here:
http://opengrok.libreoffice.org/xref/core/vcl/source/window/toolbox.cxx#ImplCalcItem
maybe GetNativeControlRegion returns something insane. But that would be too easy...
Comment 35 retired 2014-05-04 13:34:24 UTC
Is this bug still valid / reproducible with the latest LO release?  Currently 4.2.3: http://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/

Please also try resetting your user profile and let us know if that helps: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/UserProfile

Should this be still reproducible for you with the latest LO release please set this bug back to UNCONFIRMED. Should this issue be solved set it to WORKSFORME.

Setting to NEEDINFO until more detail is provided.

Also can someone provide proper reproduce steps? While this bug does have 34 comments, not much useful information is provided on how to trigger the issue, and provide exact reproduce steps.
Comment 36 bfoman (inactive) 2014-06-20 16:14:32 UTC
Everyone in the CC list (from the duplicates bugs): please recheck this UI glitch with LibreOffice 4.3.0.1 from http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/pre-releases/win/x86/ and comment. If it is still reproducible please give a link or attach a zip with UI Theme. Maybe this will allow to diff such modified theme against the default one.
Comment 37 Adolfo Jayme Barrientos 2014-11-11 11:07:47 UTC
Marking NEW again. Just download a random theme from DeviantArt.
Comment 38 Joel Madero 2015-03-21 02:03:12 UTC
I'm assuming this is still an issue but updating priority - please do not change without first talking to QA.

Trivial - will not prevent high quality work - just aesthetics

Medium - default for trivial is lowest but it seems like there are enough dupes and users affected to leave at medium


If someone could confirm that this is still an issue on 4.4 that would be great.
Comment 39 Grey 2015-07-17 11:33:14 UTC
>If someone could confirm that this is still an issue on 4.4 that would be great.
I confirm in version 4.4.4 and 5.0.0.3.
Windows 7 SP1 (64x).
Custom theme Elune from deviantart.
Comment 40 Adolfo Jayme Barrientos 2015-07-17 17:12:02 UTC
There is really no need for more confirmations, IMHO… The bug is acknowledged.
Comment 41 Adolfo Jayme Barrientos 2015-12-05 13:24:17 UTC
*** Bug 96259 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 42 Robinson Tryon (qubit) 2015-12-13 11:24:09 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 43 jani 2016-09-30 14:53:16 UTC
Missing skill<foo>, difficult<foo> and code pointer. Please use needsDevEval (until needsDevAdvice is decided) for such bugs, or make it a couplete easy hack.
Comment 44 jani 2016-10-25 12:48:08 UTC
Not really an easyHack, or at the very least difficult. Missing good code pointers.
Comment 45 Yousuf Philips (jay) (retired) 2017-05-27 13:09:02 UTC
This is a custom theming issue and we no longer support XP since 5.4, so its not something we'll be fixing.
Comment 46 Adolfo Jayme Barrientos 2018-03-28 23:04:23 UTC
*** Bug 116575 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***