Problem description: When a dialog is open, and LibreOffice receives focus, it forces focus and the mouse pointer to the open dialog. This is a huge frustration when the window manager is configured for focus-follows-mouse. Under Options -> LibreOffice -> View -> Mouse -> Mouse positioning, one can choose to disable this by selecting "No automatic positioning". This does disable mouse warping on the initial dialog creation, but it fails to disable the warping when the pointer tries to leave the dialog. Steps to reproduce: 1. Configure a window manager for focus-follows-mouse. 2. Open any LibreOffice application. 3. Open any LibreOffice dialog box. 4. Try to move the mouse out of the dialog box. Current behavior: LibreOffice cruelly forces the pointer back to the dialog box. Expected behavior: LibreOffice should not warp my pointer about, especially not after I've disabled automatic mouse positioning! Operating System: Debian Version: 4.0.2.1 rc
I've noticed this before also, quite annoying, glad someone took the time to report. I have been able to confirm the issue on: Version 3.6.5.2 Platform: Bodhi Linux 2.2 x64 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + As I've been able to confirm this problem on an earlier release I am changing the version number as version is the earliest version that we can confirm the bug, we use comments to say that the bug exists in newer versions as well. Marking as: New (confirmed) Minor - doesn't prevent high quality work but can slow things down and be quite annoying High - doesn't respect OS settings + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + LibreOffice is powered by a team of volunteers, every bug is confirmed (triaged) by human beings who mostly give their time for free. We invite you to join our triaging by checking out this link: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/BugTriage There are also other ways to get involved including with marketing, UX, documentation, and of course developing - http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/. Lastly, good bug reports help tremendously in making the process go smoother, please always provide reproducible steps (even if it seems easy) and attach any and all relevant material
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At QA's prompting, I tested again on 4.3.3.2 from Debian Jessie. This issue is fixed. "No automatic positioning" actually disables pointer warping. But even more, automatic positioning doesn't trap the pointer. Ross
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