[scribus] main window persistently off-screen

[Andrew K]

On 06/02/2013, at 4:43 PM, Craig Bradney <cbradney at scribus.info> wrote:

> On 6/02/13 5:55 AM, Owen wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> Mac OSX10.5.8
>>> Scribus fresh install today 1.4.2
>>> 
>>> The window with the document in it is offscreen. I am working on a
>>> laptop, and I do not have an external monitor plugged in, nor have I
>>> had
>>> one plugged in since installing Scribus. When I use mac's "expose"
>>> option, I can see the scribus document window, but when I click on it,
>>> nothing happens. If I try to "open" my document, scribus tells me it
>>> is
>>> already open and that window will be displayed now, but it stays
>>> off-screen. Also the document is NOT listed at the bottom of the
>>> Window
>>> menu.
>>> 
>>> I have rebooted, restarted the application, installed a fresh version.
>>> 
>>> I have also used Mac's "display" settings, changing the resolution in
>>> hope that the windows would reorganize, to no avail. I have also used
>>> the "zoom" option in finder, to no avail.
>>> 
>>> I have not had this problem with any other application.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> One thing you can try is to delete the file/directory called .scribus
>> 
>> Then start Scribus again
>> 
>> Little to lose.
>> 
> 
> On OSX: ~/Library/Preferences/Scribus/
> 
> Craig
> 
> 
Not sure how much you know, so clarifying that on OSX, ~ means your home directory or folder.

Hope that I'm not insulting your intelligence ;)