Bug 56756

Summary: FORMATTING: changes in gradients when formating a data series in Impress requires re-start of LiO
Product: LibreOffice Reporter: bugquestcontri
Component: ImpressAssignee: Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status: NEW ---    
Severity: trivial CC: ilmari.lauhakangas, jmadero.dev, stgohi-lobugs
Priority: low    
Version: 3.5.7.2 release   
Hardware: Other   
OS: All   
Whiteboard: BSA
Crash report or crash signature: Regression By:
Bug Depends on:    
Bug Blocks: 90486, 114005    

Description bugquestcontri 2012-11-05 03:50:02 UTC 
Problem description: 
I created a chart in Impress and needed to change format of a data series in a chart (stacked columns). 
Observation - 1
Adding a new Gradient  is not possible when changing the format of a data series

Therefore I opened an graphical object (rectangular shape) selected Area and added a  new gradient

Observation - 2
The new gradient is only selectable for format of data series if the LibO is restarted again. Closing and opening Impress is not enough.


Steps to reproduce:
1. Insert a chart into an Impress slide
2. Select chart type column stacked ( I did not make a test with other chart types)
3. Open Format Data Series window and check which gradients are visible (selectable)
4. Create a rectangular shape on the same slide
5. Open Format Area window
6. Add new gradient and apply this to the rectangle
7. Go back to Formate Data Series in the chart
8. Check for available Gradients ( the new one is not visible)
9. Close LibO and re-open
10. Go into Format Data Series and select Gradients =>new gradient is visible and can be applied

Current behavior:

A new gradient can not be created when Format Data Series is done.

A new gradient created using a rectangle is not be visible (selectable) for the Format Data Series task after completing a formatting of the rectangular using the new gradient

Expected behavior:

Adding of new gradients being able when working on Format Data Series 

As an interims step a new style set up by creating and formatting of a rectangle, is visible and selectable when going back to Format Data Series WITHOUT closing and re-opening LibO.

Platform (if different from the browser): 
XP/SP3 LibO 3.5.7
Browser: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:16.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/16.0

I can be contacted.
Comment 1 A (Andy) 2013-03-16 10:23:33 UTC 
for me not reproducible with LO 4.0.1.2 (Win7 Home, 64bit)

Maybe, I am doing something wrong?
When I make a double mouse click on the bars and if I then select with right mouse click FORMAT DATA SERIES (tab TRANSPARENCY), then I can only choose between the six standard gradients.  In your step 6 you are mentioning that you adding a new personalized gradient?  How did you then select in FORMAT DATA SERIES this new gradient?  Is there maybe a misunderstanding by me?
Comment 2 bugquestcontri 2013-03-17 10:53:57 UTC 
Thanks A for testing

I repeated procedure in Version 3.6.5.2 (Build ID: 5b93205)

And found that now only closing and reopening of Impress is needed.
Comment 3 QA Administrators 2013-09-24 02:01:28 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 4 QA Administrators 2013-10-25 15:17:10 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 5 bugquestcontri 2013-11-24 14:41:30 UTC 
I repeated the procedure described at the beginning (Description) and found no change.

LibO 4.1.3.2, OS is the same.
Comment 6 Joel Madero 2014-11-06 17:37:33 UTC 
Never confirmed - moving to UNCONFIRMED so QA looks at it. Thanks
Comment 7 A (Andy) 2014-11-06 21:00:26 UTC 
Could you please give more information about the steps 6 and 7.  How do you add a new gradient in FORMAT -> AREA -> tab gradient?  Thank you very much in advance.
Comment 8 bugquestcontri 2014-11-08 13:58:13 UTC 
Here is how I creat a new gradient:

Create rectangular object
Right click > Area > Gradient 
Add > enter a name 
Set properties 
Click OK
Click Modify
Name Window pops up
Click OK
Click OK to Area window
Rectangular object takes new gradient

Made the same time a test in 4.3.2.2 portable. Still the same behavior.
Comment 9 Buovjaga 2014-11-27 13:37:59 UTC 
Reproduced. Lowering severity as a workaround exists (per https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/0/06/Prioritizing_Bugs_Flowchart.jpg)

Win 7 64-bit Version: 4.5.0.0.alpha0+
Build ID: b144f0ac8695dd62a2053b4e88212d0b109c9a41
TinderBox: Win-x86@51-TDF, Branch:MASTER, Time: 2014-11-25_00:14:54
Comment 10 QA Administrators 2015-12-20 16:13:49 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 11 QA Administrators 2017-01-03 19:48:46 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 12 QA Administrators 2020-05-30 03:33:10 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 13 QA Administrators 2022-06-01 03:36:56 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 14 QA Administrators 2024-06-01 03:15:16 UTC 
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