Bug 145548

Summary: Form Controls Do Nothing in Draw or Writer
Product: LibreOffice Reporter: MarjaE <erwinm>
Component: DrawAssignee: Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: normal    
Priority: medium    
Version: 7.1.5.2 release   
Hardware: x86 (IA32)   
OS: macOS (All)   
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Description MarjaE 2021-11-05 02:32:05 UTC
Form Controls do nothing in Draw.

1. Create odg file.

2. Open in another *Office to create appropriate Custom Properties. Can't use Libreoffice for this to to bug 144075.

3. Open in LibreOffice to try to create forms. The Draw Guide says I can do this in text fields, and the detailed instructions are in thhe Writer Guide.

4. Create a rectangle, add text to the rectangle, open Form Controls turn on Design Mode, try frantically to get it to do anything. The Writer Guide p. 396 says that if you manage to activate something, the cursor will change. The only thing that changes is some buttons darken and can't be undarkened without closing and reopening the toolbar. The cursor never changes.

5. I can't create a text box without getting sick, so can't chack if that acts differently from text in a rectangle.
Comment 1 MarjaE 2021-11-05 02:36:18 UTC
Exact same non-behavior in NeoOffice, btw.
Comment 2 MarjaE 2021-11-05 02:42:43 UTC
Also tried Writer, in both apps. No luck.
Comment 3 MarjaE 2021-11-05 05:18:55 UTC
Now they're doing something. I can create fields, but I still can't create usable ones.