Bug 72857 - EDITING: Freeform Lines don't save to PPT in Impress
Summary: EDITING: Freeform Lines don't save to PPT in Impress
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Impress (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
Inherited From OOo
Hardware: Other All
: low normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
URL:
Whiteboard: BSA Confirmed:4.2.0.1:Ubuntu
Keywords: filter:ppt
Depends on:
Blocks: PPT
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Reported: 2013-12-19 01:31 UTC by Huiadan
Modified: 2025-09-25 03:11 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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2013-12-19 01:31 UTC, Huiadan 		Details
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Description Huiadan 2013-12-19 01:31:44 UTC 
Created attachment 90962 [details]
This is an image showing a before-and-after comparison of the disappearing freeform line. Two other persistant shapes depicted on the left are drawn using the "Elipses" tool.

Problem description: 
After drawing a freeform line, curve, or shape  using the freeform tool from "Drawing" toolbar, the shape does not reappear after saving, closing, and re-opening the file as PPT.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Draw a freeform line on a slide in Impress.
2. Optional: add a custom animation ("appear", for example) to the new freeform shape.
3. Save the file as a PPT and close.
4. Open the PPT file again.
Current behavior:
Freeform line disappears. Other shapes may or may not persist.
Expected behavior:
Freeform line should persist.

              
Operating System: openSUSE
Version: 4.2.0.1 rc
Comment 1 Robinson Tryon (qubit) 2013-12-19 08:03:02 UTC 
(In reply to comment #0)

Repro steps:
> 1. Draw a freeform line on a slide in Impress.

- Open new presentation
- On the Drawing bar, click the drop-down arrow next to the "Curve" icon, and select "Freeform Line"
- Draw a forward slash "/" across the slide

> 2. Optional: add a custom animation ("appear", for example) to the new
> freeform shape.

As it's optional, I'll skip this step.

> 3. Save the file as a PPT and close.

Saving as "Microsoft Powerpoint 97/2000/XP/2003 (.ppt)"

> 4. Open the PPT file again.

> Current behavior:
> Freeform line disappears. Other shapes may or may not persist.

Confirmed.

If I repeat the test and save to ODF instead, the line remains after closing and re-opening the document.
Comment 2 QA Administrators 2015-04-19 03:20:58 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 3 Buovjaga 2015-06-15 18:47:50 UTC 
Still repro.

Win 7 Pro 64-bit Version: 5.1.0.0.alpha1+
Build ID: 01a189abcd9a4ca472a74b3b2c000c9338fc2c91
TinderBox: Win-x86@39, Branch:master, Time: 2015-06-14_07:46:28
Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI)
Comment 4 Robinson Tryon (qubit) 2015-12-09 18:32:17 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 5 raal 2016-11-27 14:34:22 UTC 
reproducible with Version 4.1.0.0.alpha0+ (Build ID: efca6f15609322f62a35619619a6d5fe5c9bd5a)
Comment 6 QA Administrators 2018-10-22 02:51:09 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 7 Buovjaga 2019-09-22 10:12:44 UTC 
Already in 3.3.0.

Fun fact: if you first save as ODP, reload, then save as PPT, reload - the line does not disappear!!

Version: 6.4.0.0.alpha0+ (x64)
Build ID: bda1d88f2bfa21202725ab9c567b3cccba3c1f0b
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0; UI render: default; VCL: win; 
TinderBox: Win-x86_64@42, Branch:master, Time: 2019-09-15_04:18:20
Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 8 QA Administrators 2021-09-25 03:39:49 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 9 Sophie Sipasseuth 2023-09-25 13:06:49 UTC 
Repro

Version: 24.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: df3b95a39472e18ea8acdaae447b7176e37a9256
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 22621; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR); UI: fr-FR
Calc: threaded
Comment 10 QA Administrators 2025-09-25 03:11:32 UTC 
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