Bug 101933 - Shapes, text boxes and frames
Summary: Shapes, text boxes and frames
Status: RESOLVED INSUFFICIENTDATA
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
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Hardware: All All
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Reported: 2016-09-06 13:11 UTC by imperativejonas
Modified: 2017-05-02 11:34 UTC (History)
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Description imperativejonas 2016-09-06 13:11:19 UTC 
I think the shapes, text boxes and frames are confusing and inconsistent.

As far as I understand, I can't insert fields in or use styles to format the contents of a text box.

If I on the other hand right click a shape and add a text box, I can insert fields in and use styles to format the contents of the text box.

The text box added looks like a frame too. Text boxes are invisible.

Right click on a text box and choose "Text", then you can choose to "Fit text to frame".

IMHO frames and shapes are all that are needed and frames should be possible to add when right clicking a shape.
Comment 1 Maxim Monastirsky 2016-09-06 14:06:03 UTC 
(In reply to imperativejonas from comment #0)
> As far as I understand, I can't insert fields in or use styles to format the
> contents of a text box.
Correct.

> If I on the other hand right click a shape and add a text box, I can insert
> fields in and use styles to format the contents of the text box.
> 
> The text box added looks like a frame too. Text boxes are invisible.
That's because it is actually a frame, not a text box. The context menu title is misleading. See here: http://vmiklos.hu/blog/textbox.html

> Right click on a text box and choose "Text", then you can choose to "Fit
> text to frame".
"frame" here means the bounds of that text box, not a Writer's text frame.

> frames should be possible to add when right clicking a shape.
That's already the case, see above.
Comment 2 imperativejonas 2016-09-06 14:12:25 UTC 
OK, I understand. Thanks!
Comment 3 Buovjaga 2016-09-28 19:18:32 UTC 
So is there a bug or a feature request in this or do we close?
Comment 4 QA Administrators 2017-03-28 08:18:18 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 5 QA Administrators 2017-05-02 11:34:35 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)