https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=169261
Bug ID: 169261
Summary: Setting to turn off splash screen
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 24.8.4.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: Linux (All)
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: medium
Component: LibreOffice
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
Suggesting to add a GUI based setting that would allow LibreOffice splash
screen to be turned off and also open LibreOffice applications smoothly after
this splash screen setting is set to be off.
Actual Results:
LibreOffice by default shows a splash screen every time any applications within
the suite are opened, for example Calc and Writer.
I have seen that there is a way to hide this splash screen if desired, by
editing the following file
`/etc/libreoffice/sofficerc`
This does work, but when applied, any time you open a Calc or Writer based
document, for example from your file manager, it causes a flashing effect of
windows.
file manager / libreoffice window / file manager / libreoffice window which
then loads up Calc or Writer.
Not sure if other users experience this?
Not sure if this is the purpose of the splash screen?
This can be visually distracting and is not desired.
Expected Results:
Suggesting two things
-Using current `/etc/libreoffice/sofficerc` approach mentioned above
If it is possible, allow the splash screen to be hidden, but then fix this so
that file manager just shows after hitting ENTER to open the file, and then
just have LibreOffice window to show when the document is loaded, which is how
applications generally function.
-GUI based setting
If the above is not possible, then this second suggestion does not really mean
anything because it would be probably better for user to keep splash screen
rather then see flashing windows.
However if this could be achieve, then I am suggesting to also add a graphical
setting in
`Options - LibreOffice` section for user to show/hide this splash screen,
rather then requiring user to sudo into a system based file to turn this splash
screen on/off, which most users also would probably not know about.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
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