Missing window controls in LibreOffice

NoOp glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Mon Nov 7 19:52:48 UTC 2011


On 11/07/2011 01:35 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 7 November 2011 03:26, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
...
>>
>> I can't replicate on a new 11.10 test partition. Can you post a
>> screenshot somewhere?
>>
>> Either way, you should review the LO bug reports on launchpad:
>> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice>
>> to see if there is already a bug filed for this.
> 
> I could not find a specific bug for it so included it in
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity-2d/+bug/886606 (Some apps show no
> menu in panel until click away and back) which documents the missing
> controls symptom for several applications when using 2d.  The symptom
> is also referenced from
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity-2d/+bug/842566 but I think that bug
> is supposed to be about missing windows on 3d and 2d rather than this
> problem, which is specific to 2d.
> 
> To replicate it consistently (for me anyway), open libreoffice writer,
> maximise it and close again.  Then open it from the launcher keeping
> the mouse over the launcher till it opens.  Moving the mouse over
> another window while office is opening can prevent the symptom
> appearing (presumably something to do with the way the other window
> grabs the mouse).  When LibreOffice opens, the area of the top panel
> where the title and window controls should be is blank.  This only
> happens in Unity-2d.
...
Ah. I see what you are referring to now. I resolved by removing
appmenu-gtk3 appmenu-gtk appmenu-qt and putting the minimize, maximize,
close buttons back onto the right side of the window.





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