Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 36253
New Fontwork: not usable on existing text
Last modified: 2017-05-20 11:31:00 UTC
Open a new doc and insert a short text. Open the fontwork flyer, select a style and click ok: a new text with the style is inserted, the first inserted text is not touched. In the old fontwork implemenation this was possible. You frist have the text and then you design it - not the other way arround.
sj->wg: this issue is not acceptable, this is more an idea than a defect also the timeframe for a fix in OOo 2.0 is too short. Even in most of the competitive products the feature you mentioned is not available.
In my eyes this is a defect because we were able to do this former versions and now we can't. So this is broken. If other products do not have this function we could be the first one who has it. You will alway start with the text and then add the design, never the other way arround.
sj->wg: Your idea is not bad, but as I already said, it is not possible to implement this for OOo2.0. In my opinion this issue is a "Feature" or "Enhancement", so if you have another perception, then please discuss this with cl. You are still able to use the old FontWork, so there is nothing broken. -> Customize toolbar -> Select your toolbar -> Press Add -> Choose the category "Format" -> Select "Fontwork" and then press add.
Target changed to later. Reassigned to Christian. Thanks!
Reset assigne to the default "issues@openoffice.apache.org".