When I start LibreOffice Writer, it always starts with the same window layout, even though I changed it before.
Example:
What I expect:
6 . Sidebar has Stylist, on the left.
Is this a bug or am I missing a setting somewhere?
Hi Bart
This is one of those “throw a brick at the computer” problems, is it not? How could it be so stupid?
I do not know the reason, but here are 1 or 2 things to look at & try. First, a little information:-
Your personal setup is stored within a file called “registrymodifications.xcu”, and that file is stored within your profile. So, the first thing to do is to find your Profile directory/folder:
(
menu):Tools→Options→LibreOffice→Paths
and/or:
LO Wiki information
There is an utter mass of info in that file, and it is designed for computers not humans, so is not very readable. Here is a sample of just a little bit starting at line 181 (I’ve added an extra return between each line to try to aid readability):-
<item oor:path="/org.openoffice.Office.UI.CalcWindowState/UIElements/States/org.openoffice.Office.UI.WindowState:WindowStateType['private:resource/toolbar/formatobjectbar']"><prop oor:name="DockingArea" oor:op="fuse"><value>0</value></prop></item>
<item oor:path="/org.openoffice.Office.UI.CalcWindowState/UIElements/States/org.openoffice.Office.UI.WindowState:WindowStateType['private:resource/toolbar/formatobjectbar']"><prop oor:name="Visible" oor:op="fuse"><value>true</value></prop></item>
<item oor:path="/org.openoffice.Office.UI.CalcWindowState/UIElements/States/org.openoffice.Office.UI.WindowState:WindowStateType['private:resource/toolbar/formatobjectbar']"><prop oor:name="ContextActive" oor:op="fuse"><value>true</value></prop></item>
<item oor:path="/org.openoffice.Office.UI.CalcWindowState/UIElements/States/org.openoffice.Office.UI.WindowState:WindowStateType['private:resource/toolbar/formatobjectbar']"><prop oor:name="NoClose" oor:op="fuse"><value>false</value></prop></item>
<item oor:path="/org.openoffice.Office.UI.CalcWindowState/UIElements/States/org.openoffice.Office.UI.WindowState:WindowStateType['private:resource/toolbar/formatobjectbar']/UIName"><value xml:lang="en-GB">Formatting</value></item>
If you can locate where the info on docking location of the sidebar is stored, then you will be able to confirm for yourself that your changes are being made to that file. However, here is some basic info to check first:-
- Is your profile dir/folder read/write for your user?
(check that the file is up-to-date, changes after use & that permissions are correct)
:~$ ls -al ~/.config/libreoffice/4/user/registrymodifications.xcu
-rw------- 1 alexK alexK 498776 Sep 14 19:00 /home/alexK/.config/libreoffice/4/user/registrymodifications.xcu
- If everything else fails, rename your Profile directory:-
“If you notice any strange behavior on LibreOffice, or simply it fails to start, the first thing to try is to reset the user profile.”
If this helps then please tick the answer (
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That file is writable by LibreOffice, I diffed it and it showed changed. I renamed the profile, restarted LibreOffice, side bar is gone. Set side bar how I want it (with Stylist, docked on the left). Close Writer, re-open Writer and I get: sidebar on the right with “Properties” opened.
So yes, I want to throw that brick.