Bug 51964 - Custom animation speed is not preserved in copy or save
Summary: Custom animation speed is not preserved in copy or save
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Impress (show other bugs)
Version:
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3.5.2 release
Hardware: Other Windows (All)
: medium normal
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Reported: 2012-07-10 20:36 UTC by David F Smith
Modified: 2017-07-12 20:24 UTC (History)
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Description David F Smith 2012-07-10 20:36:22 UTC
When a line, shape, or picture is animated with Wipe effect (and others), if the Direction is changed from "From bottom," any Speed changes will be lost when the slide is copied or the presentation is saved.

To duplicate the problem:
1. In a new presentation, use the Polygon tool to draw a single horizontal line in a blank slide.
2. With the line selected, open the Custom Animation region of the Tasks pane, then click the Add button.  In the Custom Animation window, select Wipe on the Entrance tab as the animation type, then choose Slow from the Speed dropdown list.  Click OK.
3. Under Effect Wipe, change the Direction to "From left."  Verify that the Speed is still Slow.
4. Click on the slide in the Slide Pane, press Ctrl-C, then press Ctrl-V to copy it.  Click on the new slide.
5. In the Tasks pane, click on the line in the list under Effect Wipe.  Notice that the Speed is now Very fast.  *ERROR*  (Back in the original slide, the Speed is still Slow.)
6. Save the presentation, then close it.  Open it again.  Look at the animation speed of the line in the first slide.  It has changed to Very fast.  *ERROR* 

Variations: 
The error also happens for directional effects other than Wipe, including Peek In and Fly In.
The error also happens for shapes, for pictures, for text, and for grouped objects.
The error also happens if the slide is duplicated (Insert > Duplicate Slide) rather than copied.

The critical element seems to be that the direction is changed from its default (From bottom).  When that happens, it seems that the speed is reset to Very Fast, but that is not reflected in the UI.  As far as I can tell, there is no way to "fix" the original slide, other than to close and reopen the presentation.  The copied slide, on the other hand, can be fixed just by changing the Speed to Slow.
Comment 1 David F Smith 2012-07-10 20:46:16 UTC
I should have noted that the original slide (before saving), which still claims to have a speed of Slow, actually displays its animation very fast.  Thus when the slide is copied, or the presentation is saved, and the Speed is changed to Very Fast, that is a correct representation of the animation speed.  It's the word Slow on the original slide that's wrong, and the fact that it can't be changed.
Comment 2 David F Smith 2012-07-13 15:36:34 UTC
I have retested this in 3.5.5.3 under Windows, and the problem still remains.
Comment 3 David F Smith 2012-11-19 22:40:17 UTC
This problem still exists in 3.6.3.2 (Build ID: 58f22d5), under Win 7 Pro (v6.1.7601).
Comment 4 bfoman (inactive) 2013-01-28 12:42:27 UTC
(In reply to comment #0)
> 4. Click on the slide in the Slide Pane, press Ctrl-C, then press Ctrl-V to
> copy it.  Click on the new slide.
> 5. In the Tasks pane, click on the line in the list under Effect Wipe. 
> Notice that the Speed is now Very fast.  *ERROR*  (Back in the original
> slide, the Speed is still Slow.)
> 6. Save the presentation, then close it.  Open it again.  Look at the
> animation speed of the line in the first slide.  It has changed to Very
> fast.  *ERROR* 

Confirmed with:
LO 4.0.0.2
Build ID: own W7 debug build
Windows 7 Professional SP1 64 bit
Comment 5 David F Smith 2015-03-12 03:51:40 UTC
I have retested this with Version 4.4.1.2
(Build ID: 45e2de17089c24a1fa810c8f975a7171ba4cd432)
under Win 7 Pro (v6.1.7601) and the problem still persists.
Comment 6 tommy27 2016-04-16 07:26:22 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 7 David F Smith 2016-04-18 23:33:28 UTC
I have retested this with version 5.1.2.2
(Build ID: d3bf12ecb743fc0d20e0be0c58ca359301eb705f)
under Win 7 Pro (v6.1.7601) and the problem still persists.
The behavior is exactly the same as described in Comment 1, including the variations listed there.
Comment 8 David F Smith 2016-09-29 15:35:00 UTC
I have retested this with version 5.2.2.2, and it's now fixed, perhaps as part of the UI change in custom animation.
Thanks.