Bug 34124 - On dual screen setup, Base insists on opening windows on the small laptop screen
Summary: On dual screen setup, Base insists on opening windows on the small laptop screen
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Base (show other bugs)
Version:
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3.3.1 RC1
Hardware: x86 (IA32) Linux (All)
: high normal
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Reported: 2011-02-10 00:56 UTC by Tim Richardson
Modified: 2012-08-23 18:53 UTC (History)
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Description Tim Richardson 2011-02-10 00:56:12 UTC 
I have a Base database with forms. I normally use an external monitor on my intel graphics laptop. 
It's running kde 4.4.5 
The windows always open on the laptop screen, even when the main Base window is on the external monitor. I can drag a window to the external screen, but the next time that window is opening, it goes back to the laptop screen. (and the real nuisance is that some forms are too big to fit on the smaller laptop screen).

The laptop screen is the secondary monitor.

The behaviour I expect: If the main application database is on the a certain screen, other application windows should default to the same screen. Secondly, windows should remember where they are moved to.

thanks
Tim
Comment 1 Tim Richardson 2011-02-15 23:10:08 UTC 
I made it high priority because it makes Base such a nuisance for me, it verges on unusable.
Comment 2 Tim Richardson 2011-02-15 23:10:46 UTC 
Bug still in 3.3.1 RC
Comment 3 Björn Michaelsen 2011-12-23 11:52:49 UTC 
[This is an automated message.]
This bug was filed before the changes to Bugzilla on 2011-10-16. Thus it
started right out as NEW without ever being explicitly confirmed. The bug is
changed to state NEEDINFO for this reason. To move this bug from NEEDINFO back
to NEW please check if the bug still persists with the 3.5.0 beta1 or beta2 prereleases.
Details on how to test the 3.5.0 beta1 can be found at:
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/BugHunting_Session_3.5.0.-1

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Comment 4 Jochen 2012-07-24 19:42:01 UTC 
(In reply to comment #2)
> Bug still in 3.3.1 RC

Hi Tim,

are you using LO 3.4 or 3.5?
The last stable version is 3.5.5.
Is bug still in 3.4 or 3.5?
Comment 5 Jochen 2012-08-03 19:11:31 UTC 
@Rainer
What is your opinion: should/can this bugreport be closed?
Comment 6 Tim Richardson 2012-08-03 23:22:19 UTC 
I can't start LibreOffice Base on OS X at the moment, I keep getting Java errors (on Mountain Lion) even with the RC build of 5.6  So I can't reproduce this bug, since I can't start Base.
Comment 7 Jochen 2012-08-23 18:53:33 UTC 
Reporter can´t confirm his own bug.
Set status to "RESOLVED -> WORKSFORME"