Close Document "X" missing after closing one file and opening another

[ajgriffin0]

I am editing a book with multiple chapters in seperate files and I’ve noticed recently that when I first open Writer and then open a file, I can edit it and then close it with the Close Document ‘X’ on the right side under the Minimize, Maximize and Close program buttons. However if I then open another document from the Libre Office Startup window, the Close Document button is no longer there. This happens every time I perform this set of actions and while it’s not interrupting my work flow, it is annoying.

I am currently running Libre Office 25.2 on MX linux 23.6 (Debian (12.12). My system specs are:
System:
Kernel: 6.1.0-41-amd64 [6.1.158-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-6.1.0-41-amd64 root=UUID= ro quiet splash
Desktop: Xfce v: 4.20.0 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.38 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.20.0 vt: 7
dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0 Distro: MX-23.6_x64 Libretto Jan 12 2025 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12
(bookworm)
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) v: 2.0 serial:
BIOS: American Megatrends LLC. v: A.B0 date: 08/11/2022
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 3 gen: 4
level: v3 note: check built: 2021-22 process: TSMC n7 (7nm) family: 0x19 (25) model-id: 0x50 (80)
stepping: 0 microcode: 0xA500011
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 6 tpc: 2 threads: 12 smt: enabled cache: L1: 384 KiB
desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 3 MiB desc: 6x512 KiB L3: 16 MiB desc: 1x16 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1445 high: 1739 min/max: 1400/4465 boost: enabled scaling:
driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: ondemand cores: 1: 1400 2: 1400 3: 1400 4: 1605 5: 1400 6: 1400
7: 1400 8: 1400 9: 1739 10: 1400 11: 1400 12: 1400 bogomips: 93421

Here is an image showing what I see:

I’m not sure if this is a bug, feature or just wackiness with my computer. I’m looking to see if there is a fix or explanation before I submit a bug report.
Thanks

[mariosv]

That happens when you have several files open.

[EarnestAl]

Maybe to explain a bit further, when you have more than one document open, the big red X will close the window.

If you have only one document open you can close the window in the normal way with the big red X which will also choose LibreOffice entirely. If you want to keep LibreOffice open and just close the document then the lower X appears to give you that choice. In other words, that lower X is only needed when the document is the only document open.

[ajgriffin0]

Understood, however I am only editing one file at a time and the Close Document X (not the larger Close Program X) is not there after I close the first document and then open the next one. That is the behavior I am asking about. I apologize if this was unclear from the originall post.

[LeroyG]

@ajgriffin0

after I close the first document and then open the next one

There is no another window with a document open in Calc, Draw, Impress, etc.?

[ajgriffin0]

LeroyG, that is correct. I open my first file in Writer, edit that file, use the Close Document X to close that file, open the next file from the LibreOffice main window and the Close Document X is not there.