Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 3692
Implement 90 deg text rotation in table cells
Last modified: 2019-06-27 11:19:12 UTC
The most common used direction at vertical text orientation is from left to right. An example is a label of vertical dimentional line. Such text orientation is absent.
Joost->Falco: reassigned as RFE.
Well, this text direction is only used (AFAIK) by Mongolians! Therefore we do not have it. Nevertheless it makes sense to have such text direction: Implement text direction: "Vertical, left-to-right"
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*** Issue 21089 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Created attachment 43593 [details] vertical-text use
*** Issue 25140 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
FME: Changed title.
meanwhile, there's a reasonable work around: select text and set properties to turn 90 degr. pls see attachment.
Created attachment 45549 [details] text rotated in cell by using character properties
Using of character properties works incorrect: 1. I can't save rotated text in .doc file - text becomes horizontal. 2. I can't format rotated text with Enter, only Shift+Enter. If I use Enter, I get unreadable text. 3. I can't use standard character style "Vertical direction of symbols"(maybe I not exact translated name of character style from Russian) cause multiline text becomes unreadable singleline text in Microsoft Word. In single-line text in this file when open with MSWord we can see squares at the end of line. This Issue has 2 duplicates - 21089 and 25140, issue 25140 has 13 duplicates - and this bugs are described there. So, in OOo I can't normally use rotated text?
question please: I see nonsens in closing issues related to vertical text aswell as the still existing missbehavior in OO.o 2.2.1 so: What is the expected solution for this issue? Martin (btw: this is standard and a must-have - by that it is not an enhancement but just a defect)
How come that such an important and really basic issue has been handled for 5 years now?
Hi Mathias, I have changed the current owner to your owner. Please take the ownership of these enhancements.
*** Issue 56354 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Is it possible to fix this issue in 3.0?
My experience of the inability to save rotated text is that it is only when saving as a word document (it returns to horizontal). When saving as an OO writer file it saves correctly. My problem is that I need this to work properly so that doc files can be exchanged among people most of whom are using MS word (and it is unreasonable of me to expect them to install additional software just because the software I use has a problem).
@neil it is a generic problem of OO.o if you see a second problem with save/reopen files in MSO-format, you may open a new issue Martin
It need to save sell space ans use vertical-text place. To save the sheet space need regroop cells and rotate text on 90 deg in the some table header cells. Vboss
This issue related to vertical texts in table cell is celebrating 6th year anniversary. Please give some attention to this issue. This is very basic feature to expect from any word processor. Insert a table in OOo 2.4 Writer. Copy in a table cell following. Aaaa Bbbb Cccc Dddd Then select all 4 lines. Now Format -- Character... -- Position tab then select 90-degrees. See the result. Vertical text doesn't wrap also shows up as DdddCcccBbbbAaaa. At least should be AaaaBbbbCcccDddd.
fme->zodavaan: Please note that the character rotation you are referring to is not intended to be a replacement for a layout rotation. This issue is about implementing a 90° rotated layout in table cells. However, the character rotation can be used as a workaround in case you have only one paragraph containing not too much text in your table cell.
The fact is that workaround of 90 degrees rotation doesn't work at all with text containing several paragraphs and it isn't converted to the same rotated text if the document is saved as MS Word 97 and vice versa.
I don't differentiate between a work around and a layout rotation. As long as I can rotate text in table cell by 90° and save the file in odf and doc format and open them later to see things as I intended to look. In Word 2003, text is rotated by Format... -Text Direction... and you choose rotation. It might be issue with odf to doc conversion. But in OpenOffice unless you press shift+enter for multiple paragraph it doesn't wrap properly so it might be a DEFECT in OpenOffice itself. I think this issue should be P2 priority. And marked as Defect not an enhancement. It's a must have feature for any word processor and not many people will be willing wait for 6 years. Top to bottom and left to right text layout for Mongolian script is an optional enhancement although I would like that feature very much as I'm a Mongolian and willing to wait for 6 years. As far as I know only Word 2007 and LATEX have that layout capability.
This issue was created 6 years ago. It has 50 votes. Is it not enough? Please don't write about character rotation and Shift+Enter as a workaround - it looks ugly. I don't know who uses direction "Right-to-left(vertical)" in tables - it works great in OOo. But we always use "Vertical, left-to-right" in Russia and Ukraine, which will not be implemented even in OOo3.0.
53 votes already :) What about fixing it? Very usefull feature I think.
Mathias, please consider 3.x target for this 6.5 year old issue, which has 54 votes. Regards, Kirill Palagin.
The age of an issue can't be a reason to work on it, the effort to implement it and the assumed benefit (for the users and how many of them, the project itself etc.) also must be taken into account. We are currently working with a mongolian developer to get the mongolian script support into OOo. We got a huge patch for that and reviewing and improving this patch will bind all resources in this area at the moment.
==>mba oops, that sounds funny just to make you remember the main-item: turning text in cells 90-degr. anti-clockwise is not working. Yes - other artworks and possible solutions with vertical text are wanted and do not work too. But for the beginning (6 years!) ordinary vertical text would be a good to have. Martin
2mba Is this issue depends on issue 91226 which target is 3.1? It will be available for non-mongolian languages? I'm waiting for solving it very long time...
No, this issue does not really depend on issue 91226. But both features touch code in a lot of common areas. Working on both issues at a time is bad for resource as well as for work organisation reaons.
The patch for issue 91226 doesn't cover it. 2mba: Who is working on this issue? How is current status? I am ready to work together on this issue. thanks, Badaa
Currently nobody is working on that issue. It has target "3.x", so the plan is to implement it in the next 1-2 years. From what I can forsee today we haven't planned to implement it in the next 3-6 months, but we will support you if you want to do it. The best way to coordinate the work, exchange information and getting assistance is to use the dev@sw.openoffice.org mailing list. There you will have a larger number of people listening and you will get faster responses. What do you think?
CCing badaa.
Ok. I will subscribe now to dev@sw list. Thanks for infos!
What about this issue?
Really NOT "implement 90 deg text rotation in table cells", better: Write in any direction (angle) - especially in tables. See this pic: http://www.subirimagenes.com/otros-tabla-3626966.html
Its now 2013 guys and girls :( Really ? This is a requirement and not a luxury and I will explain why. I have to submit a document online for publishing. That document requires tables. Those tables must have the top of text facing the binding. On the left page right to left vertical is required. On the right page left to right vertical is required. Many of my tables have to be on the right page. Vis a vis.... what use is a word processor if it cant be used for proper publishing ? Vertical table orientation of 90 and 270 degrees is essential. Can we please have this added after requesting it for so many years. Either a specific table rotation option or by some other means that actually is designed to do the job and not a bodge that don't really work. Thanks.
Reset the assignee to the default "issues@openoffice.apache.org".
*** Issue 128144 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Created attachment 86710 [details] sample table showing problems