Bug 53340 - FORMATTING: Master Slide Text Area Size Was Changed 3.4 -> 3.5; Can't Be Changed Back
Summary: FORMATTING: Master Slide Text Area Size Was Changed 3.4 -> 3.5; Can't Be Chan...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 34987
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Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Impress (show other bugs)
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3.6.2.2 release
Hardware: All All
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Reported: 2012-08-10 12:02 UTC by Sean Carlos
Modified: 2013-01-30 08:02 UTC (History)
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Description Sean Carlos 2012-08-10 12:02:57 UTC 
The default height of the master slide text area (where it says "click here to edit text" was changed from version 3.4 to 3.5 (not sure why).

In a clean installation of 3.4.6 the Impress text area dimensions are 

9.92" wide x 5.46" high (25.20cm x 13.86cm)

In 3.6.0.4 (but I'm almost 100% certain the problem began with the 3.5 series) the default text area is:

9.70" x 4.79" (24.74cm x 12.18cm)

There are several problems with this change:

- The internal height (4.79" / 12.18cm) OVERRIDES existing user templates which will of course impact existing user slide sets should a user try to insert a new slide (text area is wrong).

- If a user tries to modify the text area dimensions of a master slide, selecting the "Protect Position & Size" option, saves, all is well - until the user exits Impress. The next session will reset the height (but strangely not width it seems) of a  master slide text area in a user's template.  [This behavior also exists in 3.4.x but was never a problem as I didn't try to change the text box dimensions]

This change poses major compatibility issues with slide sets created in versions prior to 3.5 should a user need to insert new slides.

Suggested solution: allow user defined slide master text area to persist from one session to another
Comment 1 Federico Kereki 2012-09-01 16:15:15 UTC 
I can confirm the behavior: I've been working with a presentation, and every time I save it and open it back again, the Master View text area size is back to the default.
Comment 2 voltaic 2012-10-22 23:23:52 UTC 
This was originally reported in bug 34987. I ask that 55720, 53340, and 54005 be merged into 34987.
Comment 3 bugquestcontri 2012-11-05 08:55:01 UTC 
I also can confirm this bug.
I observed it in 3.5.4, 3.5.5. 3.56, and now in 3.5.7
XP/SP3
Comment 4 Lhetre 2012-11-18 00:38:21 UTC 
I can confirm the bug : Libo 3.6.3.2 / Windows XP SP2
Comment 5 Jorendc 2013-01-29 22:45:58 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 34987 ***