Backport http://www.lyx.org/trac/changeset/29473

git-svn-id: svn://svn.lyx.org/lyx/lyx-devel/branches/BRANCH_1_6_X@29475 a592a061-630c-0410-9148-cb99ea01b6c8

src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.cpp

@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ GuiWorkArea::GuiWorkArea(Buffer & buffer, GuiView & lv)
 	}
 
 	screen_ = QPixmap(viewport()->width(), viewport()->height());
+	// With Qt4.5 a mouse event will happen before the first paint event
+	// so make sure that the buffer view has an up to date metrics.
+	buffer_view_->resize(viewport()->width(), viewport()->height());
 	cursor_ = new frontend::CursorWidget();
 	cursor_->hide();
 

status.16x

@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ What's new
 - Fix crash when passing a nonexisting file to the lyx function
   server-goto-file-row.
 
+- Fix crash when creating new file - Qt 4.5 issue (bug 5887).
+
 - After reloading a child document, correctly re-assign the master
   (bug 5873).