Comment window is too narrow in LibreOffice Writer

[NewRobinson]

Hi,

I have been struggling with what I have thought (for years) was an unfortunate feature but actually seems to be a bug: my comment window is too narrow. I noticed this when a friend used LibreOffice on his own computer in front of me. Below are infos about my version and my OS, but I must say this behavior has been such for years, I have installed many different Ubuntu distributions, reinstalled LO Writer several times (for completely different reasons), and my comment window has always been that narrow.

Here is an example on my system:

(Source: http://ge.tt/2HSVXBJ2/v/1)

By contrast, a quick search on google image shows the window could be wider and the font smaller:

I have not found any way to widen the window, and have I been unable to find any information on the forums. I guess the solution is nevertheless deceptively simple. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Best,

Robinson

LO Version: 4.2.7.2
Distrib: “Linux Mint 17 Qiana”

[oweng]

Perhaps try installing the website-provided version of LO as a test. It may be an issue with the Linux Mint packaged variant (although the problem is also being seen on Windows installs: refer this alternate forum thread).

[petermau]

I am using Linux-Mint Mate 17, but download LibO directly (en-GB). I do not have a problem with narrow comments on 4.4, 5.0 or 5.1. I can change the font size which can give more text in the window. …Peter

[rautamiekka]

There’s no point in using so old LO, not to mention not update at all. Use the LO Fresh PPA: https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ubuntu/ppa

[nichigeo]

Has anyone found a solution to this? I am encountering the same problem with LO 6.1.5.2 in Windows.

[libreofficeASK]

This remains a problem. Not sure why this is closed as it is both relevant and not outdated as the problem persists with LO 7.

• Open Question on Ask: Change width of comments column
• Bugzilla Feature Request: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=97341

[RomanBurkovsky]

Dear LO people,

thank you for the great job.

Unfortunately, I have similar issue on Windows 10, on a scren with UHD resolution. Maybe this is a resolution issue. I would be very grateful if you could suggest a fix or workaround, I use the comments extensively.