Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 54794
line end unmovable when covered by anchor icon
Last modified: 2009-09-10 16:46:30 UTC
this applies to calc and writer, but seems closely related to drwaing stuff. see testcase. select the line, try moving its upper end - it is covered by anchor icon and thus is not movable. i can't think of a perfect solution - maybe anchor icon should become transparent or semitransparent in this case ? maybe it should becoma transparent if the cursor ir hovered on it for some time and there are control points beneath it ?
Created attachment 29662 [details] testcase
This only applies to calc and writer, in draw/impress the anchor cannot be achieved. But: when hovering over the anchor with the mouse I get a cursor with a little rectangle when the cursor is able to move the endpoint. So for me it is possible to move it. So do you?
umm, no. hovering the cursor only gives me "move" icon that moves the anchor itself, there is no way to access the endpoint of the line. tried this in different combinations in both writer & calc. if the endpoint is completely below the anchor icon, there is no way to access it. when you get that icon with rectangle, is this immediately or is there waiting involved ? does this icon pop up only when cursor is positioned exactly where endpoint should be below anchor icon ? i don't think window manager could affect this, but anyway - it's kde 3.4.2 additionally i tried with generic and native widtgets, that didn't help, too
Yes, I get the icon immediately. It is the same cursor that you get when you are above a normal point without an anchor, for example the other end of the line. I checked this on linux and windows, both working.
i have tried with completely new user configuration (including kde & oo.org), i still don't get the ability to move the endpoint. well, i also can't move anchor in calc when anchored to cell (though i am not sure wether i should be able to do that - if not, there should not be an icon that indicates ability to move on mouseover...)
Created attachment 29671 [details] screenhots
Here is a picture of the two cursor types.
well, i understand what you get, so i am puzzled why i don't get the same icon :) tried in 1.1.4, m130 - behaviour is the same. i get move icon over all anchor icon if i drag line end under anchor icon, cursor stays the same (with rectangle) after releasing mouse button, but is transformed to move icon if i slightly move it. clicking immediately after releasing the button still selects the anchor icon
Sorry, but if this cannot be reproduced here I think we cannot do anything about it. Maybe you have some special mousepointer settings done under linux?
i don't think mousepointer settings could affect this behaviour, but anyway, i haven't changed anything. i have tested this on fully upgraded 10.2 slackware box, both with my existing and completely new user configuration. actually it works like this : i don't get any other icon than "move" cursor; if i try dragging anchor icon by holding mouse pointer over a section that does not cover endpoint, nothin happens. if i position the cursor at the place where endpoint supposedly is and try dragging that, whole line is moved (instead of an endpoint), but dotted line that shows new position is not shown. after releasing the mouse button line just jumps to the new position. wheni _move_ the line this way (not when i hover mouse over anchor icon) mouse pointer changes to the one that is used when, for example, text block is moved by dragndrop (when i normally move line, movement cursor is shown, when i normally move endpoint, cursor with square is shown). as i have tried with blank configuration, i really have no idea what could be wrong. x.org version, as xwindows manages mouse at low level ? i have x.org 6.8. 2. maybe i can try some configuration changes to find out what is wrong ?
Hello aw, please have a look what might be wrong here. Thanks in advance.
Reassigned.
AW: Well, both, the anchor and the handle, are overlay controls. If the anchor covers the handle, there is no way to grap the handle with the mouse. I also see no good solution here. But there is a workaround: Use the keyboard functions (TAB / SHIFT_TAB when object is selected) to select a handle and move it using the cursor keys. AW: Keeping as reminder, but prio5
AW: Setting to double to #i103143# since the needed changes are identical. *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 103141 ***
AW: CLosing
is this really dupe of the issue about autocompletion with underscore characters ? just making sure, as it's hard for me to imagine how needed changes for both of these issues are the same ;)
AW: OOps, got the wrong ID. Thanks to richlv for seeing this. Real ID double to is #i103144. Reopening...
AW: Okay, but now... *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 103143 ***
AW: CLosing again...