Bug 137126 - Add surface and perimeter length for all shapes
Summary: Add surface and perimeter length for all shapes
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 90027
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Draw (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
unspecified
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Reported: 2020-09-29 11:54 UTC by Vincent Boudry
Modified: 2023-08-30 09:11 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Status line in Draw (8.35 KB, image/png)
2020-09-30 09:52 UTC, Vincent Boudry
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Description Vincent Boudry 2020-09-29 11:54:31 UTC
Description:
In the information line at bottom, one has access to the coordinates, height and length of shapes.
It would be useful to also have the surface and perimeter length as well (think for example of polygons).

Actual Results:
none

Expected Results:
Have surface and perimeter


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
Units ?
Comment 1 Regina Henschel 2020-09-29 16:12:05 UTC
I think it is too much effort to always calculate such an entry, and I don't see enough space for it in the status bar.

I think, that it is a nice topic for a macro to calculate this on demand.
Comment 2 Vincent Boudry 2020-09-30 09:52:29 UTC
Created attachment 165968 [details]
Status line in Draw

Concerning the calculation load: solely the position is recalculated permanently (this is the mouse position if nothing is selected).
The measure (length and height, and possible perimeter and surface) calculations need only to be actuated when the dimensions are changed or a point moved around.

As for the space, with a reasonable window size as in the attachment, I see plenty of empty space.  Enough to add 2 icons and 2 numbers at least.

I agree that could be an add-on but I don't know where / who to ask for this.

Have a nice day,
Vincent.
Comment 3 Xisco Faulí 2020-11-18 14:45:10 UTC
as an enhancement, it makes sense, not sure whether it will ever be implemented though
Comment 4 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 2023-08-30 09:11:41 UTC
Let's mark as duplicate of earlier bug 90027, we can discuss there:
- what is realistic to include in the status bar
- if there is a need for a dedicated "Object statistics" dialog that provides various numbers for the selection, like we have documents stats for Writer.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 90027 ***