Save as dialog box always too big -- cannot see dialog box to enter file name and file type


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Ubuntu 25.04 working under wsl2. Save As dialog box always too wide and too high to enter file name and file type. For example, if I open a LibreOffice document running under WSL/Ubuntu 25.04, the dialog box is too tall to see the spot to enter the file name. This also occurs with other common programs such as Shotwell photo viewer/.

How does one fix this?

Thank you,

John
 
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27881,1000

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Precision 7720
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia
    Monitor(s) Displays
    built on
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Browser
    Edge
    Other Info
    This is stock Dell 7720. Only thing not stock is that it is dual boot with Ubuntu Unity 25.04 and SSD has two exFAT partitions for my files. They can be accessed by both Ubuntu and Win software.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Laptop 17-cp3005dx
    Memory
    32 GB
    Browser
    firefox
    Other Info
    Running most everything I need under WSL2 including EVOLUTION, LIBREOFFICE, NEMIO, PDFSTUDIO PRO 2024.
One thing I do in such a situation is use Ctrl key and + or - to resize the contents of the windows. Also works with Ctrl key and the scroll wheel to resize.
 

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  • OS
    Win11 Pro RTM Version 24H2 Build 26100.4202
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    Dell Vostro 3400
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
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    12GB
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD NVMe M.2
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    Win11 Pro RTM Version 24H2 Build 26100.4202
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    PC/Desktop
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    Dell Vostro 5890
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
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    512GB SSD NVMe, 4TB Seagate HDD
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    Firefox, Edge
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Thank you very much, Berton. Your suggestion does not work on my pc (hp laptop 17-3005dx) running Ubuntu 25.04 through WSL. Have I missed something? John
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Precision 7720
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia
    Monitor(s) Displays
    built on
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Browser
    Edge
    Other Info
    This is stock Dell 7720. Only thing not stock is that it is dual boot with Ubuntu Unity 25.04 and SSD has two exFAT partitions for my files. They can be accessed by both Ubuntu and Win software.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Laptop 17-cp3005dx
    Memory
    32 GB
    Browser
    firefox
    Other Info
    Running most everything I need under WSL2 including EVOLUTION, LIBREOFFICE, NEMIO, PDFSTUDIO PRO 2024.
It's working for me in this page, the contents inside the page on Firefox running on Linux Mint 22 desktop.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro RTM Version 24H2 Build 26100.4202
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 3400
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
    Memory
    12GB
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD NVMe M.2
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro RTM Version 24H2 Build 26100.4202
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 5890
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Dell
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD NVMe, 4TB Seagate HDD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/Microsoft Security
Thank you very much, Berton, for your help. I agree with you fully. Your suggestion for changing window size works as you described for a Firefox window, Also, it works for a window containing a document being edited with LibreOffice. Where it does not work under LibreOffice is in the "save as" dialog boxes. This also applies to "save as" dialog boxes in Evolution. John
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Precision 7720
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia
    Monitor(s) Displays
    built on
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Browser
    Edge
    Other Info
    This is stock Dell 7720. Only thing not stock is that it is dual boot with Ubuntu Unity 25.04 and SSD has two exFAT partitions for my files. They can be accessed by both Ubuntu and Win software.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Laptop 17-cp3005dx
    Memory
    32 GB
    Browser
    firefox
    Other Info
    Running most everything I need under WSL2 including EVOLUTION, LIBREOFFICE, NEMIO, PDFSTUDIO PRO 2024.
Don't know about Evolution but I get this in LibreOffice Writer, the data entered for the file name can be longer and expands to the right as more characters are entered:
1750701449224.webp
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro RTM Version 24H2 Build 26100.4202
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 3400
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
    Memory
    12GB
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD NVMe M.2
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro RTM Version 24H2 Build 26100.4202
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 5890
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Dell
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD NVMe, 4TB Seagate HDD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/Microsoft Security
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