LibreOffice Calc opens as a tiny window

[andrewdavidwong]

Qubes OS version:

R3.2

Affected TemplateVMs:

fedora-25-minimal

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Steps to reproduce the behavior:

In Nautilus, double-click a LibreOffice Calc file (e.g., *.ods).

Expected behavior:

Good: It opens to a sensible default size.
Best: It remembers the size at which you last closed it, and reopens to that size.

Actual behavior:

In most cases, it opens as a tiny window (small enough that the content of the file is not even visible).

General notes:

The behavior is not consistent. For example, I have two AppVMs based on the same template. In one of them, this problem doesn't exist. In the other one, this problem happens with *.ods files every time. Even if I create a new AppVM based on the same template and copy the *.ods files there (from the problematic AppVM), the problem still occurs.

[donob4n]

Here is someone experimenting same problem using wayland and working fine with Xorg: https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/143015/opening-window-size-using-wayland-fedora-27/

So probably the problem is something related with Qubes GUI and DUMMY screens. It seems hard to fix without modifying Libreoffice, I will try to investigate.

[donob4n]

Here is someone experimenting same problem using wayland and working fine with Xorg: https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/143015/opening-window-size-using-wayland-fedora-27/

So probably the problem is something related with Qubes GUI and DUMMY screens. It seems hard to fix without modifying Libreoffice, I will try to investigate.

[ktmdan]

This happens all the time for me. Qubes 4, Fedora-26, 3 monitors.
It always opens in the left corner of the very left monitor. Not sure where to start debugging why this is happening. Not sure if its LibreOffice or if its the window manager.

[ktmdan]

This happens all the time for me. Qubes 4, Fedora-26, 3 monitors.
It always opens in the left corner of the very left monitor. Not sure where to start debugging why this is happening. Not sure if its LibreOffice or if its the window manager.