Bug 162851 - Small shapes are hard to drag; constantly hitting the resize handles
Summary: Small shapes are hard to drag; constantly hitting the resize handles
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Draw (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
Inherited From OOo
Hardware: All All
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Assignee: Not Assigned
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Keywords: needsUXEval
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Blocks: Shapes
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Reported: 2024-09-08 11:00 UTC by Telesto
Modified: 2024-10-21 10:12 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Attachments
Alternative solution (4.77 KB, image/jpeg)
2024-09-08 12:43 UTC, Telesto
Details
Illustration of the bug manifesting: Two small squares, one selected, in Impress (1.02 KB, image/png)
2024-10-18 07:24 UTC, Eyal Rozenberg
Details

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Description Telesto 2024-09-08 11:00:15 UTC
Description:
Small shapes are hard to drag; constantly hitting the resize handles

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open Draw
2. Insert a square with a size of 0,3 by 0,3 cm (or 0,11 by 0,11 inch)
3. Try to move the shape around by dragging at zoom-level 100% or below

Actual Results:
Dragging the shape is hard, you always hit the handles

Expected Results:
I haven't done a comparison with other apps, but this unpractical. Zooming in to 160% or so improves the handling, but the full page isn't visible anymore.. so you can't drag and drop it large distances anymore


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
Version: 25.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: c52f139b4f7140033144dde29f70a39ebedb6aa0
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 8.1 X86_64 (6.3 build 9600); UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: nl-NL (nl_NL); UI: nl-NL
Calc: CL threaded
Comment 1 Telesto 2024-09-08 12:43:34 UTC
Created attachment 196312 [details]
Alternative solution

Handles at the outside of the object, not on the border itself. Screenshot from Draw.io
Comment 2 Eyal Rozenberg 2024-10-18 07:24:20 UTC
Created attachment 197125 [details]
Illustration of the bug manifesting: Two small squares, one selected, in Impress

In the attached screeshot we see how a small square shape is completely covered by its resize handles, making it impossible to move-by-drag without zooming in.
Comment 3 Eyal Rozenberg 2024-10-18 07:25:03 UTC
I would CONFIRM this bug, although I'm not sure what the best solution should be.
Comment 4 Heiko Tietze 2024-10-18 07:40:45 UTC
Why don't you zoom in? I can easily grab a 0.01 cm large shape at 400% (and construct a use case at different scales).
Comment 5 Regina Henschel 2024-10-18 09:38:23 UTC
Move the object with arrow keys: Shift+Key for large move, Key for normal move, Alt+Key for short move.

Thus having a handle outside the object as provided by e.g. MS Office or SoftMaker, has a low priority for me.
Comment 6 Heiko Tietze 2024-10-21 10:12:09 UTC
Proposed workarounds are keyboard use and zoom in. => NAB