Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 83498
grouped figures anchored as character cannot be edited
Last modified: 2017-05-20 11:25:45 UTC
The annoying point is that changing the anchoring tyep on big document leads to have a figure oping up anywhere in the surrounding pages...
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Created attachment 49623 [details] example
You now have an example!!!
Click on the anchored figure and try to ungoup it by 1) right click, 2) scroll down to group menu item, You have no selection at the right of the ungroup Then do 1) right click, 2) scroll down to anchor and chnage anchoring from "As character", to any other anchoring option (e.g. to "to character" and then you will be able to ungroup it.
*** Issue 83499 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
MRU->OD: might be related to issue 54325. That one is about object groups from MS's drawing canvas - these are also imported "as character" anchored.
I have the same problem with figures that have been created from ground up by opennoffice writer.
I can't see for what "ungroup" of such an image 'anchored as character' could be useful. All elements would be anchored as characters as a long chain of characters, or what result do you expect? But of course, it would be useful if "edit group" would be offered. But this would be an ENHANCEMENT.
I do not agree or not understand what you mean : the anchor type apply to the figure as a whole not to single elements of the figure???? Plus what is then the difference to "to character" which works?
Created attachment 49645 [details] Demo demonstrating the differences between 'anchored as' and 'anchored to'
Enhancement, pls see. comments in "demo.zip". UI, because function is missing in UI Together with the WORD import behaviour of OOo this might be really important, pls. see issue 54325!
Thanks rainer for taking the time to explain the different anchoring as/to character mode. I'm still wondering why I have no right to modify a figure anchored as character. And as doing this requires mots of the time ungrouping... Will wait patiently. Thanks for your time
Reset assigne to the default "issues@openoffice.apache.org".