Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 24012
Draw frames cannot contain special fields
Last modified: 2013-02-07 22:34:30 UTC
When a text frame is created using the appropriate draw function (big T icon), it cannot contain anything but plain text. In particular, it cannot contain a page number, date stamp, or anything special. A text frame, created this way and anchored to the header frame, is the only possibility to get something on the page style. Not being able to have it contain anything but plain text severely limits its functionality. Note that this and other related problems can be more generally and elegantly solved by allowing any frame to become part of the page style. The code is there, the only thing needed (as far as I can guess) is settings on the frame property panel "Include in page style" and "Include contents as well". See e.g., issues 16181, 16182, 16182 and 24011.
Not defect! This kind of frame will handled as draw-object and not as frame. Changed to ENHANCEMENT.
*** Issue 24011 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
> Not defect!... Changed to ENHANCEMENT. Not to quibble, but it sure looks like a defect: I can create a Drawing with date/time fields, and paste it into a Writer doc, where it looks perfectly happy on the screen and in print. However, the fields completely disappear if the doc is saved & re-loaded (OOo 1.1). That's data loss in my book! <Joe
To grep the issues easier via "requirements" I put the issues currently lying on my owner to the owner "requirements".