Bug 83018 - TABLE: Table control arrows don't appear when pointer's location is over an image
Summary: TABLE: Table control arrows don't appear when pointer's location is over an i...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
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Inherited From OOo
Hardware: All All
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Blocks: Writer-Tables Mouse-Cursor
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Reported: 2014-08-24 20:03 UTC by Garri
Modified: 2022-12-20 23:24 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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LO_table_over_image.odt (17.22 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2014-09-29 10:39 UTC, Garri 		Details
without_arrow.png (100.76 KB, image/png)
2014-09-30 16:25 UTC, Garri 		Details
with_arrow.png (101.32 KB, image/png)
2014-09-30 16:28 UTC, Garri 		Details
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Description Garri 2014-08-24 20:03:02 UTC 
Selection of tables, rows and columns using mouse doesn't work as described in Wiki (https://help.libreoffice.org/Writer/Selecting_Tables,_Rows,_and_Columns) then there is an image behind the table.

If you navigate mouse to select a row, column or whole table, black arrow doesn't appear but pop-up description like "Select table column" does. If I try to click while the pop-up description exists - I don't get selection.

Thanks!
Comment 1 Garri 2014-08-27 17:50:34 UTC 
I've just found that the essential table operations with the mouse like "Adjust table row/adjust table column" are not working too then the table is in front of image. User has to adjust cell weight/height using ruler and table properties menu.
Comment 2 Yousuf Philips (jay) (retired) 2014-09-29 06:41:05 UTC 
Hi Garri,

Please send us a sample document, as this makes it easier for us to verify the bug.
Comment 3 Garri 2014-09-29 10:39:13 UTC 
Created attachment 107056 [details]
LO_table_over_image.odt

Hi Jay,

Please try to use table control actions on the image area. Thank you!
Comment 4 Yousuf Philips (jay) (retired) 2014-09-30 00:10:42 UTC 
Hi Garri,

It worked fine for me using the instructions found in the wiki, as the black arrow does appear for me on 4.3.3 and 4.4 master on Linux Mint 13. Can you let me know which linux distro you are using and what graphics card your system uses.
Comment 5 Garri 2014-09-30 16:23:58 UTC 
I'm using Gentoo, but the same problems are observed on 10 Ubuntu systems with different video cards (Intel, ATI, Nvidia).

Please check my screenshots. Thank you!
Comment 6 Garri 2014-09-30 16:25:41 UTC 
Created attachment 107138 [details]
without_arrow.png

There is no control arrow then the pointer located over the image.
Comment 7 Garri 2014-09-30 16:28:04 UTC 
Created attachment 107139 [details]
with_arrow.png

Here presented right behavior of the pointer.
Comment 8 Yousuf Philips (jay) (retired) 2014-09-30 19:38:36 UTC 
Well according to your screenshots, your mouse isnt in the correct position. To select the table, your mouse should be at the tables north-west corner and to select a column, your mouse should be above the north of the column. Unfortunately i couldnt send in screenshots as my screenshots would only capture the mouse as a mouse icon and not what it was at that point in time.
Comment 9 Garri 2014-09-30 20:16:05 UTC 
:) I think I failed to explain the problem. I've changed summary description. Any table manipulation action using pointer is affected by the problem. On the screenshots I tried to use 'Adjust table row' with pointer. Thank you!
Comment 10 Yousuf Philips (jay) (retired) 2014-09-30 20:52:52 UTC 
I get you now and confirmed. :)

Version: 4.3.3.0.0+
Build ID: 14907346d792f2f93a00083bbab5086cf56ddb24
TinderBox: Linux-rpm_deb-x86@45-TDF, Branch:libreoffice-4-3, Time: 2014-09-26_03:39:23
Comment 11 Artem Vakhitov 2015-04-23 15:20:56 UTC 
This is an issue for me in LibreOffice Writer 4.4.1.2 on Windows Vista, 32-bit Intel.
Comment 12 QA Administrators 2016-09-20 09:31:52 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 13 Garri 2016-09-20 20:45:12 UTC 
The problem still exists in 5.1.4.2
Comment 14 Xisco Faulí 2017-09-29 08:50:55 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 15 Garri 2017-10-25 17:18:25 UTC 
The issue is still reproducible using LO Version: 5.4.2.2.0+ (Build ID: Gentoo official package).
Comment 16 QA Administrators 2018-10-26 02:58:18 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 17 Garri 2018-10-27 07:24:36 UTC 
The issue has not fixed yet.

Version: 6.1.1.2
Build ID: Gentoo official package
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 4.18; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3; 
Locale: en-US (en_US.utf8); Calc: group threaded
Comment 18 QA Administrators 2021-02-02 03:51:12 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 19 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 2022-12-20 23:24:49 UTC 
Reproducible with a recent master build:

Version: 7.6.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: ad387d5b984c6666906505d25685065f710ed55d
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.15; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-AU (en_AU.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

Also on Windows 10:

Version: 7.6.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 4b67515418ee4f10071b3f0f2275ba37f32b0ae5
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19045; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-GB (en_GB); UI: en-GB
Calc: threaded