Description: Reproducing might be difficult. I advice - Using the provided attachment for testing - Watching the attached video for seeing how it works Steps to Reproduce: (1) create two textboxes, which frames overlap (2) enter edit-text-mode in one box (3) click the frame, that's shown around the text Actual Results: (4) currently edited textbox gets selected Expected Results: (4) second text box gets selected. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: Yes Additional Info:
Created attachment 153337 [details] File for testing
Created attachment 153338 [details] Demonstrating video
You can click on the right box on other margin of this box.
(In reply to BogdanB from comment #3) > You can click on the right box on other margin of this box. The provided example is of course a simplified example. The problem rises, when there are many objects on screen. Worst case: all edges are covered by other objects. I can tell from my own experience constructing a mid-complex presentation, that this hinders workflow.
As it is related, please see the attachments of bug 125759 for an example of how I'd expect textboxes would behave: Example system in html: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/attachment.cgi?id=156624 Video showing the example system in action: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/attachment.cgi?id=156625
So your proposal is: when in text edit mode, ignore the hit area of other text boxes that overlap with the box being edited? Using Navigator is always a good idea with a complex melange of shapes.
> So your proposal is: when in text edit mode, ignore the hit area of other text boxes that overlap with the box being edited? Yes.
Ok, seems to be a controversial proposal with potential angry user mobs approaching us.
I don't see the need. If you are in edit mode it's unlikely and not recommended to click somewhere. But in fact you can click the text anywhere on overlapping text boxes without switching to another object. If you are outside you want to find the text box on top. Let's turn the question into its basic scenario: How do I enter the edit mode on overlapping objects? And the answer is to use the Navigator. Or use tab/ctrl+tab to traverse through the object list. And there is the hidden gem alt+click.
No further input, so resolving WF now.