Description: Grouped objects can not be resized independently along each axis if the group has been rotated. The bounding-box shown when a group is selected is always aligned with the paper (i.e. not rotated with the object); using the side resize handles therefore affects rotated objects in both directions (from the perspective of the original axes). This is different than what happens with single ungrouped objects. If a single object is rotated, its bbox rotates along with it, so the side resize handles still manipulate the object along it's original (now rotated) axes. IMO this is almost always what the user wants, but there might be use-cases for the unrotated-bbox behavior. However groups should behave the same as single objects. A group remembers its rotation angle, so it should be possible to show rotated axes for groups. An additional problem/bug is that if a rotated group IS resized, then even if the group's rotation is set back to zero, it can not ever again be resized independently in horiz. and vertical directions. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Draw a box and an adjacent circle, and make them a group (click the box, SHIFT-click the circle, then Shape->Group=>Group) 2. Resize only horizontally or vertically using side handles (this works) 3. Format->Position and Size... and set Rotation angle to 15; OK 4. Click outside, then click the group to select it (bbox displays). 5. The bbox is not rotated; side resize handles change in both (original) directions. 6. Resize the group in some way; then Format->Position and Size... and set Angle back to zero; OK 7. Try to resize -- can not resize in only one axis. Actual Results: . Expected Results: Groups and individual objects should work the same, with a group's bbox rotating with the group instead of staying aligned with the page edges. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: This is an old problem, probably inherited from OO
Created attachment 163391 [details] screenshot showing rotated and not-rotated bounding boxes
Hello Jim Avera, A new major release of LibreOffice is available since this bug was reported. Could you please try to reproduce it with the latest version of LibreOffice from https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/ ? I have set the bug's status to 'NEEDINFO'. Please change it back to 'UNCONFIRMED' if the bug is still present in the latest version.
(In reply to Jim Avera from comment #0) > Steps to Reproduce: > 1. Draw a box and an adjacent circle, and make them a group > (click the box, SHIFT-click the circle, then Shape->Group=>Group) > 2. Resize only horizontally or vertically using side handles (this works) > 3. Format->Position and Size... and set Rotation angle to 15; OK > 4. Click outside, then click the group to select it (bbox displays). > 5. The bbox is not rotated; side resize handles change in both (original) > directions. > > 6. Resize the group in some way; then Format->Position and Size... and set > Angle back to zero; OK > 7. Try to resize -- can not resize in only one axis. It works fine for me. Arch Linux 64-bit Version: 7.2.0.0.alpha0+ / LibreOffice Community Build ID: e67fa2e3130495ace53412cc167b49670e3d8351 CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.10; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded Built on 10 February 2021
@Buovjaga, could you describe exactly what you did? Were you able to resize the combined object along only one of its (rotated) axes? Please try with rectangles like in the attached screen-shot. Are you not seeing the same behavior? (i.e. resize bbox does not rotate with grouped objects)
[Automated Action] NeedInfo-To-Unconfirmed
Argh, I misread the last step. I do reproduce. Arch Linux 64-bit Version: 7.2.0.0.alpha0+ / LibreOffice Community Build ID: dcce840cb2383873cc77da04b0bdc4526042c212 CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.10; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded Built on 14 February 2021
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Problem is still there in master as of Feb 17, 2023 Version: 7.6.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 16a35542aa07ed69c6c699d1c17f076d87708958 CPU threads: 12; OS: Linux 5.15; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded