Bug 141800 - Key assignment for modifier keys in Draw have collision on macOS
Summary: Key assignment for modifier keys in Draw have collision on macOS
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Draw (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
6.3 all versions
Hardware: All macOS (All)
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Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: Shortcuts-Mac
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Reported: 2021-04-21 12:41 UTC by birnbach@posteo.de
Modified: 2023-05-04 10:26 UTC (History)
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Description birnbach@posteo.de 2021-04-21 12:41:26 UTC
Description:
Modifier keys change object movement during dragging:
* SHIFT: restrict movement to hor/vert ±45°
* CMD: duplicate object
* ALT: disengange raster, allow precision positioning

Modfier keys also change object manipulation:
* ALT: symmetric resizing (outwards from center)

Modifier keys also apply to object creation. E.g. when drawing a polygon, holding ALT will while clicking will create a new point but hide the line between that point and the previous point.


The ALT key is assigned to precision mode AND other purposes. Therefore, certain operations are not possible on the Mac.


Examples of impossible operations:
* symmetric resizing of an object 
  (precision positioning takes precedence)
* precision positioning a point while drawing a polygon
  (line hiding takes precedence)

Steps to Reproduce:
1. draw rectangle
2. zoom in to 400% to better see object raster later
2. press ALT
3. click and hold corner point
3. resize rectangle

1. use polygon tool
2. place first two points
3. press ALT
4. place another point

Actual Results:
For rectangle resizing: raster is off, corner point can be moved
For drawing polygon: point is placed but no line to it can be seen

Expected Results:
For rectangle resizing: resizing of all corner points with respect to centre
For drawing polygon: precision positioning of point


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes



Additional Info:
The modifier key for disengaging the raster should be changed so that there is no collision. The Control key (CTRL) seems unused in Draw so far. 

I first saw this problem in 6.3 but did not check back on earlier versions.

Version: 7.1.2.2 / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 8a45595d069ef5570103caea1b71cc9d82b2aae4
CPU threads: 6; OS: Mac OS X 10.15.7; UI render: default; VCL: osx
Locale: de-DE (de_DE.UTF-8); UI: de-DE
Calc: threaded
Comment 1 psidiumcode 2021-05-03 19:36:09 UTC
Confirmed. I was able to reproduce both cases as mentioned, rectangle resizing and the polygon drawing. 

Version: 7.0.5.2
Build ID: 64390860c6cd0aca4beafafcfd84613dd9dfb63a
CPU threads: 12; OS: Mac OS X 10.15.7; UI render: default; VCL: osx
Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

Version: 7.2.0.0.alpha0+ / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 41145efffe9d5af358a52b9e114bb01b98b3d7c2
CPU threads: 12; OS: Mac OS X 10.15.7; UI render: default; VCL: osx
Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 2 QA Administrators 2023-05-04 03:22:02 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 3 birnbach@posteo.de 2023-05-04 10:26:52 UTC
Bug is still present in 
Version: 7.4.6.2 / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 5b1f5509c2decdade7fda905e3e1429a67acd63d
CPU threads: 8; OS: Mac OS X 13.2.1; UI render: default; VCL: osx
Locale: de-DE (de_DE.UTF-8); UI: de-DE
Calc: threaded

This bug is not product of a regression, behavior has been stable since LO version 6 at least.

Please note that the given list of collisions is not comprehensive. 

In case an effort is made to consolidate this I shall be happy to help with observations / testing / suggestions as required.