Reproduce: 1. Create a frame. 2. Anchor it "as character. 3. Create a text box within the frame. 4. (Write random content inside the text box) 5. Unselect and select text box. 6. Press and hold ctrl and use arrow keys. 7. Expected: Text box moves pixelwise on the screen. Actual: Nothing happens.
Confirmed on Windows 10 Ent 64-bit en-US with 6.3.2.2 and current master/6.4.0 Precise movement of a Draw object held in a Frame in Writer is not possible using the keyboard only. When a Draw object (including a textbox) is inserted into a Frame and selected: <U,D,L,R> -- ~20px movements of the object within the Frame But with <Alt>+<U,D,L,R> -- we get 1px movements of the containing Frame--not of the Draw object. Seems a selected Draw object can be moved with mouse drag, but not with keyboard only. It is not a limitation of the Frame--that can be individually selected and moved in 1px increments with <Alt>+<U,D,L,R> Mishandling is odd, because inserting the Draw object directly to document,(i.e. no Frame) supports movements: <U,D,L,R> -- ~20px movements of the object <Alt>+<U,D,L,R> -- ~1px movement of the object Is that an implementation error, or something that needs to be added? The ability to precisely position Draw objects when held in Frame on a Writer document would be helpful. Contrast that to the Draw module where selected Draw objects on Draw canvas can be fully moved by keyboard with: <Shift>+<U,D,L,R> ~25px movements <U,D,L,R> -- ~5px movements <Alt>+<U,D,L,R> -- 1px movements * guesstimating the movements--would need to look through the source for the exact values calculated--point is there are 3 levels of object movement. @BottleOnTheGround -- in Writer the type of Anchor for the Frame, or for the Draw object has no significance here. Also, the modifier would not be <Ctrl>, as it is not used for object positioning in LibreOffice.