Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 20193
Q-PCD MSInteroperability-19
Last modified: 2006-09-23 12:54:48 UTC
Source Users, Enterprises Category Improve Writer Filters Product Requirement Better Interoperability with Microsoft Tables Customer Need/Problem Improved im-/export of tables: 1. Improved graphic positioning in tables. 2. Table inside tables. 3. Cells or rows which are able to break at the page border. 4. More line styles 5. Patterns as cell background Comment - Eng Effort HI Eng Owner Andreas Martens Product Concept 1. As part of the Writer 'Frame/Drawing object unification' specification support for frames that are located outside a cell or column will be added (Page wrapping will not be supported for these frames). In addition to this, frames/drawing objects that are anchored as character might get wider than the page area. 2. As part of the 'Table enhancements' specification tables within tables will be supported. 3. Automatic page and column breaks within table cells will be implemented -> issue 20187 4. Additional line styles for borders will be created 5. Patterns as background will be added. 6. The maximal count of cells in Writer tables (65535 cells in OOo 1.1) will be enhanced. 7. The capabilities for merging cells will be improved. Functional Specification 'Writer frame/drawing object unification' specification 'Table enhancements' specification
Specs will follow.
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Thank you for documenting planned improvement to the software. Can please consider the following: "Allow the adjustment of row height through the use of the mouse." Column width for tables can be adjusted through the use of the mouse already. This is would make the operation consistent.
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For 'tables in tables' see issue 25676.
We implemented for OOo 2.0 the following improvement for tables: http://specs.openoffice.org/writer/compatibility/tables_automatic_page_and_column_breaks.sxw http://specs.openoffice.org/writer/compatibility/formatting-table-cells.sxw http://specs.openoffice.org/writer/compatibility/tables_vertical_text_direction.sxw http://specs.openoffice.org/writer/tables/table_in_table.sxw http://specs.openoffice.org/writer/compatibility/collapsing_table_borders.sxw So the most important issues are solved. Some minor problem will be solved in later versions.
just to clarify, as of OpenOffice.org 1.9.56 we still cannot merge cells in slightly complex tables, frustrating, to say the least. Is it planned for 2.0 ? keep up the good work though.
No, it was not planned to change our table model for OOo2.0 completely. And our plan to improve the merge algorithmn to allow merging in more situations without changing ou table model is unfortunately waiting for free resources which we don't have at the moment. We did a lot of work in table improvement but the merging of cells will be an open issue :-(
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The table cell merge issue is probably one of the most annoying things about Writer at this point. It's a show-stopper. It's one of those things that touches real world users and generates a huge number of real world complaints. Frankly, this needs fixed by 2.0. It is much more important than some of the nice fluffy extras being prioritized at this point -- which really *could* wait. If this is a matter of designing a new table model, why not get it over with? More importantly, if this is going to affect the new OASIS file formats then this is even more important to fix now -- even if it were to push back the final release another week.
Merging vertically overlapping cells isn't even slightly possible in 1.9.74 so why is this issue marked as fixed? There are surely many people angry about that. This IS a REAL LIFE PROBLEM! This is not even possible: 1 2 +-----+ 1| | + +-----+ 2| | | +-----+ + 3 | | +-----+ What's that?
There will be a follow-up task with a specification when we will implement a new table model. This one can be closed.
>'ama'... follow-up task?... The problem of merging cells in a row of varying cell heights / adjusting individual row heights, is covered by Issue 4032. Regards, Andrew.