[scribus] main window persistently off-screen

[John Ghormley KJ4UFG]

Isn't there a setting in Preferences somewhere that determines how far from
the left side of the Scribus window the left document edge resides?  I've
had the same problem in Linux/Scribus 1.3.8 or so, and believe I recall
finding a parameter in Preferences that had gotten out of a workable
range.

I have a similar problem that occurs about 4 times a year wherein the X and
Y coordinates change from the upper left corner of the page to the upper
left corner of the DOCUMENT!   Most annoying but I've yet to learn exactly
where that setting is and, moreover, WHY it gets changed.

John Ghormley  KJ4UFG
Editor, SERA *Repeater Journal*.
Walkertown, NC  USA
editor at sera.org


On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 11:08 PM, Andrew K <akroiter at tpg.com.au> wrote:

> Violet,
>
> I'm guessing, I admit, as I've never seen such an issue (with any
> programme).
>
> What I would try, I think, is delete Scribus.app, then delete the
> preferences file as you did earlier then empty trash. (Reboot if desired.
> It won't hurt.)
> Then reinstall.
>
> I don't know, but I wonder if somehow the preferences file was retained
> because Scribus.app was still there.
>
> I don't have a 10.5 machine here to try anything on and I can't recall all
> the display settings from 10.5. I may be able to get to a 10.5 machine
> during the weekend but not certain. When, as in what other (system) events
> occurring did the problem start happening? Any other software installed?
> Printers?
>
> Still thinking …
>
>
> On 07/02/2013, at 12:48 PM, violet <violet at viand.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have deleted  ~/Library/Preferences/Scribus/ (Thank you to those who
> specified file structure.)
> >
> > I have emptied trash. I have rebooted.
> > Same result. Scribus document window is visible in Mac's "Expose"
> function, but when clicked zooms offscreen.
> > Again, I have never run scribus with an external monitor and I do not
> have this problem with any other application.
> >
> > Thanks so much for any help you can give!
> >
> > Violet
> >
> >
> > On 6/02/13 9:26 PM, Andrew K wrote:
> >> 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 ;)
> >>
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