[GNC] Can not resize GnuCash Preferences window

[NoobAlice]

Default User hunguponcontent,

This is probably a Wayland windowing system problem, not a GnuCash 
problem.  On Xorg, the window is easily resizable and movable.

What have you tried besides changing the display resolution back and forth?

If you were on Xorg, I would say try these individual solutions on the 
Preferences window:
* dragging the grabbable titlebar of the window down, then using your 
mouse to resize the window shorter, then dragging it up so you can see 
the bottom
* holding down your Alt key and then click-holding your normal (left) 
mouse button and dragging the window with your mouse
* hitting Alt+F7, then using your arrow keys to move the window and 
hitting Enter when you have it where you want it
* hitting Alt+F8, then using your arrow keys to resize the sides of the 
window and hitting Enter when you have it where you want it

And then I would tell you that, if this window is appearing in the wrong 
place all the time, you could install and set up devilspie to fix it 
permanently.  :)

Surely Wayland has some similar way to manipulate windows.  My quick 
search says that shortcuts are handled by the compositor in Wayland [1]. 
  You might get much better answers if you ask in the Gnome support 
channels.

Good luck!  This is a frustrating problem to have. :(

[1] 
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Wayland#Input_grabbing_in_games,_remote_desktop_and_VM_windows


On 2023-06-25 03:08 PM, Default User wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> I am trying to set up GnuCash:
> 
> Version: 4.13
> Build ID: 4.13+(2022-12-17)
> Finance::Quote: 1.54
> 
> on Debian 12 (bookworm), 64-bit, using Gnome 43.4, wayland windowing
> system (not xorg).
> 
> This is a .deb package, "GnuCash Version: 1:4.13-1, Built-Using:
> googletest (= 1.12.1-0.2)", from the Debian Stable repositories, NOT a
> flatpak, snap, or appimage.
> 
> When I do Edit --> Preferences, the Preferences window opens, but the
> bottom part is cut off.  No matter what I try, I can am not able to
> resize it to fit the screen. Nor can I even move it past the top edge
> of the screen.  I even tried reducing the display resolution, to no
> avail.
> 
> So, is there a solution, or even a viable workaround?
> 
> 
> 
> 
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