Created attachment 63096 [details] text box Hi All, LO 3.5.4 for Windows. (XP sp3) A customer reported this to me. Under a prior version of LO, she was able to edit the contents of the text box. (Sorry, I do not remember which prior version.) Under 3.5.4, when double clicking on the box, the original sideways writing remains, and the text to be edited appears without the sideways. Both overlap each other. Very hard to figure out what you are editing. Curious, under my Linux 64 bit 3.5.4, I can not even edit the box. Many thanks, -T
I tested this and it has similar behaviour to Word, if properly used....
Hi Florian, Can we please change this to an "enhancement request"? Regardless of what other programs do, this needs to be easier to accomplish in LO. When the text overlaps, it is a nightmare to edit. Many thanks, -T
Okay, but please describe, what exactly should be improved and what does it finally looks like...
Created attachment 68422 [details] Picture of the jumble when editing a text box Hi Florian, Thank you for letting me get my 2 cents in. I have attached a screenshot of the problem. The original 45 degree text remains on the screen when you go into edit mode. The text to edit also appears without the formatting (no angle, no large font). The two overlap each other. It is a mess. As I do realize there are limitations on what programmers can do, I would like to see one of three things occur: 1) the original text disappears while editing, or 2) editing occurs on the original text (the unformatted text do not appear), or 3) a pop up window occurs with the text to be edited in it. I am not real picky. I would just like the jumble gone. Many thanks, -T
Comment on attachment 68422 [details] Picture of the jumble when editing a text box Try to set the mine type from text to image/png, don't know if it really works....
Created attachment 68834 [details] Textbox edit in Draw Works for me (refer to the screenshot... Tested in Draw
(In reply to comment #5) > Comment on attachment 68422 [details] > Picture of the jumble when editing a text box > > Try to set the mine type from text to image/png, don't know if it really > works.... How do I do that?
I did that for you (You should check auto detect before uploading... Here another question: Did you test it in Writer, Draw, Impress, ... ? WORKSFORME in Draw with 3.6.1.2 @ Win7
(In reply to comment #8) > I did that for you (You should check auto detect before uploading... > > Here another question: Did you test it in Writer, Draw, Impress, ... ? > > WORKSFORME in Draw with 3.6.1.2 @ Win7 As far as I can tell, you uploaded pictures of the result. I could not find my original document modified for mime. (Pictures looked great, by the way.) I have only tested in Writer, as that was where my customer was having the problem. How do I modify the mime type in the document to test it myself? -T
For this time I did it myself (https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=68422 is your attachment) Okay, I got the next thing? Do you use Fontworks, because there I can confirm this problem ( I will edit bug metadata, so that it fits moire properly...) 1 question still there: OLDEST version you can reproduce this ( IMHO it was the same @ OO.ord 3.1, would it be possible for you to test that....
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There is no symptom change. Still needs Fixin'.
Thank you for reporting this enhancement request! I can confirm that this is a valid enhancement request on: Version: 4.2.0.0.alpha0+Build ID: b0a1666f756aa5f5315366eca9d7d02ddd55d2b Date: Tue May 28 08:51:01 2013 +0300 Platform: Bodhi Linux 2.2 x64 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + As I've been able to confirm the enhancement request I am marking as: New (confirmed) Enhancement Low - while it can be annoying the feature itself is not used by a large majority of people plus, it's still workable, just a bit annoying + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + LibreOffice is powered by a team of volunteers, every bug is confirmed (triaged) by human beings who mostly give their time for free. We invite you to join our triaging by checking out this link: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/BugTriage There are also other ways to get involved including with marketing, UX, documentation, and of course developing - http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/. Lastly, good bug reports help tremendously in making the process go smoother, please always provide reproducible steps (even if it seems easy) and attach any and all relevant material
Furthermore - really affects all components I suspect
(In reply to Todd from comment #4) > Created attachment 68422 [details] > Picture of the jumble when editing a text box > > Hi Florian, > > Thank you for letting me get my 2 cents in. > > I have attached a screenshot of the problem. The original 45 degree text > remains on the screen when you go into edit mode. The text to edit also > appears without the formatting (no angle, no large font). The two overlap > each other. It is a mess. > > As I do realize there are limitations on what programmers can do, I would > like to see one of three things occur: > > 1) the original text disappears while editing, or > > 2) editing occurs on the original text (the unformatted text do not appear), > or > > 3) a pop up window occurs with the text to be edited in it. > > I am not real picky. I would just like the jumble gone. Adding design team, so they can figure out what exactly needs to be done.
The issue is that when editing fontwork it keeps the design in the background which is odd for the readability of text. What comes in mind is: a) hide the fontwork design b) grey-out/watermark the design c) temporarily revert stretching and rotation effects (similar to d) edit the content in a separate dialog
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #16) > The issue is that when editing fontwork it keeps the design in the > background which is odd for the readability of text. What comes in mind is: > a) hide the fontwork design > b) grey-out/watermark the design > c) temporarily revert stretching and rotation effects (similar to > d) edit the content in a separate dialog b) has clearly an advantage over a), c) might work for MSO but is unclear with all the features we have, and d) sounds like the simplest solution. Any of the four improves the situation.