Issue 74892

Summary:	Lines, connectors with arrows cannot have a default arrow style
Product:	Draw	Reporter:	r_u_bn <rubengoethals>
Component:	formatting	Assignee:	AOO issues mailing list <issues>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	Trivial
Priority:	P3	CC:	issues
Version:	OOo 2.1
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
URL:	http://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Office_Productivity/Office_Suites/Star_OpenOffice/Star-_Draw/Q_22400529.html
Issue Type:	FEATURE	Latest Confirmation in:	---
Developer Difficulty:	---

Description r_u_bn 2007-02-26 20:14:44 UTC

Though I believe this handles all drawing object with some arrow(s) attached to
it (connector with arrows, lines with arrows, ..what else is there?), I will for
simplicity go  further about it only with connectors with arrows (CWA further
abbreviated).

When you place a CWA on the document one can change its arrow style
(Format>Line..>Arrow styles) to e.g. Width 0.10cm - 0.10cm. However, every time
you draw a CWA, you have to redo this.  One cannot associate a default style for
arrow styles to CWAs.  Sure, one can set the "Default" style to a certain arrow
style and then draw arrowless lines or connectors and get that specific arrow
style you defined, but then one can't draw normal lines anymore!  Or one can set
  a specific style, say "MyStyle" with those arrow style settings, but then one
has to click the CWAs after drawing and then click "MyStyle" each time...

(The same issue without arrows that doesn't solve it:
http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=users&msgNo=142373 )

(For any possible use of it, here's a link to an unresolved discussion about
this:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Office_Productivity/Office_Suites/Star_OpenOffice/Star-_Draw/Q_22400529.html)

Comment 1 wolframgarten 2007-02-27 08:02:26 UTC

Please try the following: open a new draw and place a CWA. Keep it selected and
open the stylist with F11. The "default" style" is selected , whowing that the
CWA is drawn in that style. Now right click the style, select modify, line tab
and change the line width for the style. Now every line, CWA you will draw in
that style will have the new linewidth. Was that what you were looking for?
Thanks in advance.

Comment 2 r_u_bn 2007-02-27 09:46:42 UTC

That's exactly the wrong example that dóes work, mentioned in 1 of the two links
of my first message, but you're only just a notch besides the problem.

1. You see, follow your procedure exactly, but instead of the "Line>Line
properties>Width" (in quote:"..change the line width for the style.."), change
the "Line>Arrow style>Width".  Then you'll see what I mean bc there won't be no
change at all.
2. Maybe try the same when going not via F11, but via "Format>Line...", then you
can see what that "Line>Arrow style>Width" is supposed to do. Not that this last
approach should solve it, but to illustrate the style I am talking about.

Additionally, in Nr. 1 above, you'll maybe also notice that there isn't any
"Line>Arrow style>Style" defined.  If you would, then it would still not work
for CWAs, but all your non-arrow lines would suddenly get an arrow!  Can you see
the problem more clear now?

Anyway, my point is to make it possible to draw a CWA width a direct & default
"Line>Arrow style>Width".

Comment 3 r_u_bn 2007-02-27 11:17:07 UTC

Correction:
"Anyway, my point is to make it possible to draw a CWA width a direct & default
"Line>Arrow style>Width"."
should be (**width->with**):
Anyway, my point is to make it possible to draw a CWA with a direct & default
"Line>Arrow style>Width".

Comment 4 wolframgarten 2007-02-27 14:18:35 UTC

Reassigned.

Comment 5 jpm1u 2009-10-31 21:52:58 UTC

*** Issue 74892 has been confirmed by votes. ***

Comment 6 denzils 2010-03-17 13:25:55 UTC

I have just come across the same problem. Changing the style is not useful as
the style is applied to all lines, not just the selected line type. The logical
way for this to work would be to choose Format-Line. If no line is preselected
it should set a default value. If a line is preselected it should apply the
change to that line only. 

For styles to be useful it must apply the change selectively.