Bug 62982

Summary:	Image position changed when anchored as character, with ODT document
Product:	LibreOffice	Reporter:	Maxime THEPAULT <maxime>
Component:	Writer	Assignee:	Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal
Priority:	medium
Version:	4.0.2.2 release
Hardware:	x86-64 (AMD64)
OS:	Windows (All)
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Crash report or crash signature:		Regression By:
Attachments:	Screenshot of text aligned Screenshot of text and images that have moved a doc without suprise ODT document with the bug

Description Maxime THEPAULT 2013-04-01 07:49:21 UTC

Hi,

With LibreOffice, I create many lessons, and I insert several PNG images (from files).

I use 4.0.2.2 version (older versions have the same problem) with Windows 8 x64, and when I insert many simple screenshots (PNG files) with text before and after, and I set images anchored as character, images positions change very often.

Example : I have finished my ODT file, I close LibreOffice.
I open again the same ODT file, and images positions have changed, text near images have changed too, from 2-4 lines, and I must check and fix my file each time I close and open it again... I admit it's long to me.

Please, do you reproduce that bug ? And maybe it will me fixed ?

Thank you ;)

Comment 1 Jacques Guilleron 2013-04-01 21:29:15 UTC

Hello Maxime,

I think if you have those issues with anchorage as character and position images change? it's time to think anchorage to paragraph, which is more flexible.
But provide a little sample will be better in order to be more explicit.

Thank you,

Jacques Guilleron

Comment 2 Maxime THEPAULT 2013-04-02 05:23:18 UTC

Created attachment 77299 [details]
Screenshot of text aligned

I done that screenshot, I continue to write my text and add images at the end of the file, and I save and close ODT file.

Comment 3 Maxime THEPAULT 2013-04-02 05:24:44 UTC

Created attachment 77300 [details]
Screenshot of text and images that have moved

I open again the ODT file, and sometimes, the text and / or images have moved.

Comment 4 Jacques Guilleron 2013-04-02 09:11:02 UTC

Hi Maxime,

Did you try to insert before the last sentence a manual break by Insert > Manual break > Page break ?
Also because you are at the end of page, see in your paragraph settings, particularly Format > Paragraph > Text Flow > Options > Orphan control or Widow control.
It's hard to tell you without the document itself what is convenient for.

Have a nice day,

Jacques µGuilleron

Comment 5 Maxime THEPAULT 2013-04-03 04:36:43 UTC

All my settings are default, and before or after a PNG image, I just use "Enter" key of my keyboard, nothing else.

If you try to create an ODT file with some text, images, save and close it ; after you open that file again, and I hope you will find same surprises that me...

Comment 6 Jacques Guilleron 2013-04-03 20:56:20 UTC

Created attachment 77393 [details]
a doc without suprise

Comment 7 Jacques Guilleron 2013-04-03 20:58:07 UTC

Hi Maxime,

So do I. You have some text and images and I have no issue when I reopen it.

Have a nice day,

Jacques Guilleron

Comment 8 Maxime THEPAULT 2013-04-04 05:20:33 UTC

In you ODT file, image is anchored "at character" not "as character".

In french : j'utilise l'option "comme caractère".

Also, my ODT docs are long, for example 20, 30 or 40 pages, and I see often that bug.

Thank you ;)

Comment 9 Maxime THEPAULT 2013-04-04 05:27:39 UTC

Created attachment 77399 [details]
ODT document with the bug

Comment 10 Jacques Guilleron 2013-04-04 09:26:17 UTC

Hi Maxime,

Thank you to provide this sample. I don't reproduce but I understand this can happen. LO use templates to provide documentation. Can you see here: 
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development#Contributors.27_Guide
especialy Producing-LO-userguides.odt how this is done. 
You can also use http://fr.libreoffice.org/forums/
in order to get a better answer. Those lists are made for you.

Have a nice day,

Jacques Guilleron

Comment 11 Maxime THEPAULT 2013-04-04 14:13:29 UTC

I understand... but it don't solve the bug.

Do you think LibreOffice coders will try to find and fix it ?

If not, I will try with anchorage as paragraph ;)

Comment 12 A (Andy) 2013-04-06 13:29:37 UTC

reproducible with LO 4.0.2.2 (Win7 Home, 64bit)

Steps done:
Step 1: Open the attached document with the bug
Step 2: Go to page 26 and check the alignment to assure that it is like the attached "before" screenshot
Step 3: Save under a new name and close LO
Step 4: Open the saved file and go to page 26 to check the alignment

Result: No changes.  Everything is fine as before.

Comment 13 Maxime THEPAULT 2013-04-06 16:03:12 UTC

The difficulty is that it's not systematic...

For example : I work few minutes or few hours, all is aligned, but the next day I check and it's not aligned.

It's not only with one operation, often it's ok, but with many operations, at the end the alignment changed.

Thank you for your help ;)

Comment 14 Jacques Guilleron 2013-04-07 10:46:26 UTC

Hi Maxime,

A possible cause for your trouble could be, in your page Format, Use dynamic spacing, which allow LO to use spacing between header or/and footer. Can you try, when this happens, to uncheck this feature and see if this fix your issue?

Thank you,

Jacques Guilleron

Comment 15 Maxime THEPAULT 2013-04-19 18:18:50 UTC

Hi, I tried that with few documents, for now it's ok.

But, I didn't changed a lot of documents, I will give new lessons in the end of 2013.

So, I think the bug is "solved" at this time, and I will try more documents later.

Thank you ;)

Comment 16 wotan 2014-06-20 12:58:28 UTC

Please avoid to place bug on fixed if one only have workaround.
Reopening it as bug 80287 ...