View > Toolbars > Reset always greyed out, does nothing

[Fabián Rodríguez]

Binary package hint: libreoffice

1) lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04

2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer
libreoffice-writer:
  Installed: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5
  Candidate: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-proposed/main i386
Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages

3) What is expected to happen in LibreOffice Writer via the Terminal:

lowriter -nologo

click View -> Toolbars (notice Reset is greyed out) -> check Drawing -> View -> Toolbars and Reset should be active.

4) What happens instead is Reset is greyed out.

Original Report Comments:
As a workaround, going to Tools > Customize > Toolbars > Reset has the intended
effect.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: libreoffice (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr 26 18:49:14 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110315)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: libreoffice
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Fabián Rodríguez (magicfab)]

After using LibreOffice for a while, most users end up with different placement for its toolbars. View > Toolbars > Reset would imply such menu option resets the toolbars placement and customization, but it's always greyed out - I tried this only in Writer and Impress.

As a workaround, going to Tools > Customize > Toolbars > Reset has the intended effect.

[Fabián Rodríguez (magicfab)]

I tested this in Ubuntu Natty (11.04). Filed in Ubuntu here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/771542

[Libreoffice-z (libreoffice-z)]

No idea how to test that systematically, but effect seems to be NOT reproducible with "LibreOffice 3.3.2 – WIN7 Home Premium (64bit) German UI [OOO330m19 (Build:202 / tag 3.3.2.2)]".

for my steps to get it active please see attached demo

@Fabian Rodriguez:
Currently I can't see any bug, do you still see reasons to leave this report open?

[Libreoffice-z (libreoffice-z)]

Created attachment 46107
Demo, see Comment 1

[Libreoffice-z (libreoffice-z)]

Created attachment 46108
New demo, see Comment 1. There was a Mistake in first demo

[Libreoffice-z (libreoffice-z)]

Closing Bug due to reporter's inactivity as WFM.

@reporter:
Please feel free to reopen this bug if you find out that the problem still exists with the current stable LibreOffice version and if you can contribute requested additional information due to <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport> (especially BugReport Details)!

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Screencast verifying problem in Ubuntu 11.04, LibreOffice Writer:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/771542/+attachment/2124775/+files/out.ogv.bz2

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04

apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer
libreoffice-writer:
  Installed: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5
  Candidate: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-proposed/main i386
Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Fabián Rodríguez, I was unable to reproduce your workaround to reset the toolbars via clicking Tools -> Customize... -> Toolbars tab -> Reset button -> Yes button -> OK button

Could you please repost a more detailed workaround?

[Libreoffice-z (libreoffice-z)]

(In reply to comment #6)
> Screencast verifying problem in Ubuntu 11.04, LibreOffice Writer:

@Christopher M. Penalver
To be honest: your screencast without any comments did not tell me anything, but it was a motive for me to recheck my results.

I found out that my demo2 still contains a distorting mistake (I wrote "Drawing Toolbar" Instead of "Drawing Object Prperties", so I will create a new ans more simple one.

The new demo is concerning an other Toolbar, because I was not able to reproduce my results with D O P Toolbar.

The main result is that there really seems to be a problem, but not with the Reset Item, but with the behavior of select / unselect toolbars.

[Libreoffice-z (libreoffice-z)]

Created attachment 46623
New demo, see Comment 7. There also was a mistake in second demo

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

Possibly a sideeffect of:
 https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/709778
 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36684
?

Could you recheck if this is still an issue with the fix applied?

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Björn Michaelsen, as per comment #6 this was reproduced in Natty LO proposed.

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

(In reply to comment #10)
> Björn Michaelsen, as per comment #6 this was reproduced in Natty LO proposed.

But is it gone in the 3.4 branch?

[penalvch (penalvch)]

(In reply to comment #11)
> (In reply to comment #10)
> > Björn Michaelsen, as per comment #6 this was reproduced in Natty LO proposed.
>
> But is it gone in the 3.4 branch?

Reproducible in 3.4 branch.

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04

LibreOffice 3.4.0
DEV300m103(Build:5)

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

Cannot reproduce this anymore on current 3-4 branch build. Resolving as WORKSFORME.
===== main repo =====
* libreoffice-3-4 6fe966b lo-pack-sources: do not pack fetched stuff into the source tarball
===== artwork =====
* libreoffice-3-4 f65839c Fix wrong-sized toolbar mimetype icons.
===== base =====
* libreoffice-3-4 2f36518 Version 3.4.0.1, tag libreoffice-3.4.0.1 (3.4.0-rc1)
===== calc =====
* libreoffice-3-4 10feb42 fdo#37458: Prevent crash on named range deletion.
===== components =====
* libreoffice-3-4 b41854c 3rd update to Mac dmg background.
===== extensions =====
* libreoffice-3-4 a22d8e9 Removed GNUism in makefile
===== extras =====
* libreoffice-3-4 a2ed323 Version 3.4.0.1, tag libreoffice-3.4.0.1 (3.4.0-rc1)
===== filters =====
* libreoffice-3-4 2215258 fix config for pptx filter - thanks to Bubli
===== help =====
* libreoffice-3-4 4fff103 Version 3.4.0.1, tag libreoffice-3.4.0.1 (3.4.0-rc1)
===== impress =====
* libreoffice-3-4 e46599a fix sdfilt component generation
===== libs-core =====
* libreoffice-3-4 9558424 fdo#37001 - updated license information
===== libs-extern =====
* libreoffice-3-4 cfcc2de Version 3.4.0.1, tag libreoffice-3.4.0.1 (3.4.0-rc1)
===== libs-extern-sys =====
* libreoffice-3-4 e256384 remove added license header that caused parse error (fdo#37433)
===== libs-gui =====
* libreoffice-3-4 125a64c revert previous patch for now.
===== postprocess =====
* libreoffice-3-4 e6be5b9 add sdfilt component
===== sdk =====
* libreoffice-3-4 77a19d3 Version 3.4.0.1, tag libreoffice-3.4.0.1 (3.4.0-rc1)
===== testing =====
* libreoffice-3-4 4a57e4b fdo#37325: make toolkit.UnoScrollBarControl not fail headless
===== ure =====
* libreoffice-3-4 8088ce0 Version 3.4.0.1, tag libreoffice-3.4.0.1 (3.4.0-rc1)
===== writer =====
* libreoffice-3-4 87c6a67 fix for ww8 export of relative hyperlinks: i#115297

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

Solved as WORKSFORME upstream as it cannot be reproduced with the current 3.4.0 rc.

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

Should be fixed in 3.4.x series.

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

Please test and reopen if still an issue on >=3.4.x

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

closing

[Fabián Rodríguez (magicfab)]

Just tested this again with 3.5.0 - same problem.

1- Move toolbars around, hide/show some buttons
2- Go to View > Toolbars > Reset, option is greyed out

Will test further in 12.04 LTS

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Fabián Rodríguez, given the discussion is ongoing upstream (and the way to address this is ongoing, and needing to come from upstream), I'm marking this Won't Fix so the discussion may continue.