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#1

I am running LibreOffice (6.4.3.2) on Ubuntu (19.10) on an HP ProBook6550b. Most of the programs and functions work fantastic and I have no issues doing what I need to do with one exception. When I attempt to print from LibreOffice, the “Print” window appears and the bottom extends below my screen (1366x768; 16:9 default resolution). I attempt to resize the window in a variety of ways, but none of the resizing sticks. Recently, I cannot even adequately move the window in order to expose the necessary buttons, nor can I use keyboard shortcuts as I would be going forward blind.

What is going on? and What can I do to fix this?
Printing is useful, especially with 6 kids who are no being taught at home…

Sincerely,
Jordan

#2

I had no opportunity to work with ubuntu (or any linux) the last few years, but if I remember correctly…
When I still did I could specify a dektop larger than the physical scrren and move it around to get the part I wanted to look on to the screen area. Was this great feature abandoned?

#3

Hello,

this is #tdf127782. If I understand the report right, there should be a fix in 6.4.4 and upcoming 7.0.0 (no warranty - hard for me to follow the 107 comments)

(If you are using Ubuntu PPA for LibreOffice and this doesn’t have 6.4.4 yet and you urgently need a solution, you might consider to install & test packages from TDF [https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download]).

Hope that helps.

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#4

Anything I can do in the mean time? I would like to be able to print without pulling my hair out (screen resolution adjustment, anything?)

#5

The only resolution is mentioned in my answer (assuming that you cannot extend your screen resolution to some higher values like 1900x1080 or 1600x900)

#6

I am on Linux Mint 19.3,
The steps I take to resolve the print that is too tall is by changing its font dpi i.e. by lowering it to a lower number

  • Open Menu
  • Click Preferences
  • Click Appearances
  • Click Fonts Tab
  • Click Details button
  • Change DPI to a lower number e.g. 68 or less

Thats it.

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