Bug 138983 - Unable to arrange a shape on top of form text box (steps in comment 5)
Summary: Unable to arrange a shape on top of form text box (steps in comment 5)
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
Inherited From OOo
Hardware: All All
: medium minor
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: Form-Controls
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Reported: 2020-12-16 20:27 UTC by Pii
Modified: 2025-06-05 08:33 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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devsample (10.51 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2020-12-17 08:00 UTC, Laura Garcia
Details
liveexample (10.29 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2020-12-17 08:02 UTC, Laura Garcia
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Description Pii 2020-12-16 20:27:59 UTC
Description:
I have a file in writer, I inserted a text box then inserted a line (in which ever pattern, horizontal, vertical etc...)I dragged the line and place it on top of the text box but it goes behind the text box. I tried the Bring to Front function but it doesn't work. It stays covered by the text box. I tried the same on Drawing and it didn't work. I tried it on Calc and it worked. The line finally stays on top. I don't know why. it is a simple function. Why isn't it the same on Writer or Drawing.

Steps to Reproduce:
1.I inserted a text box then inserted a line (in which ever pattern, horizontal, vertical etc...)
2.I tried the Bring to Front function.
3.I tried the same on Drawing & Calc

Actual Results:
I don't understand this box. Everything is explain in the Description box.

Expected Results:
I don't understand this box. Everything is explain in the Description box.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
I don't understand this box. Everything is explain in the Description box.
Comment 1 LeroyG 2020-12-16 22:07:19 UTC
Related question: https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/282929/

The "text box" is a Form Text Box. Apparently this occurs with any Shape, not only Lines.

Writer, Impress and Draw show the same issue.

Version: 6.4.7.2 (x86)
Build ID: 639b8ac485750d5696d7590a72ef1b496725cfb5
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 6.1 Service Pack 1 Build 7601; UI render: default; VCL: win; 
Locale: es-MX (es_MX); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: threaded

Pii (the OP) is with LibreOfice 7.0.3.1 on Windows 10.
Comment 2 Laura Garcia 2020-12-17 07:59:59 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 3 Laura Garcia 2020-12-17 08:00:34 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 4 Laura Garcia 2020-12-17 08:02:36 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 5 Buovjaga 2020-12-22 13:42:56 UTC
Real steps:

1. Open Writer
2. Form - Text box, draw it
3. Insert - Shape - Line - Line, draw it over the text box
4. Right-click line, Arrange - Bring to front or right-click text box, Send to back

Already seen in 3.3.0
Comment 6 QA Administrators 2022-12-23 03:36:42 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 7 QA Administrators 2024-12-23 03:21:37 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 8 mikhail.machine 2025-06-05 08:33:04 UTC
Hello Pii,

I can confirm that the bug is present in master.

Version: 25.2.2.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 7370d4be9e3cf6031a51beef54ff3bda878e3fac
CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 10 X86_64 (10.0 build 19045); UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_FI); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

and

Version: 25.8.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: a8ec21adf255b70bb6eeb0a1717190df303d8b26
CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 10 X86_64 (build 19045); UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_FI); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded