Issue confirmed on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. running dia through the command: LIBOVERLAY_SCROLLBAR=0 dia
solves the issue. As a complete workaround, you can edit the desktop entry file : /usr/share/applications/dia.desktop Exec=env LIBOVERLAY_SCROLLBAR=0 dia %F -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1011446 Title: UML drawing tools' comment fields are too small to be usable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dia/+bug/1011446/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs