Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 63588
setting font colour does not work
Last modified: 2006-03-26 15:52:35 UTC
changing the text colour either in a font template or just for selected text does not yield to anything on the screen. Though, it's being recognized as such, which can be seen from the property dialog. This behaviour is seen in every oo application as far as it concerns text in a frame.
Yes, in this way the textbox (what you get with the T icon) is designed. Si it is no defect. For an enhancement request see issue 19340. *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 19340 ***
So, you're basically saying one's not supposed to set the font colour in a text box???? I guess, we didn't get the point here. What I was saying - underlining, boldening and the like do work, it's just the colouring of text that does nothing in the text. If THAT's not a bug then it's at least an inconsistency .... So be indulgent that I keep nagging Hope I could
Of cause you can set font colors. For the whole text you can do it in the style, you have chosen for the text box, in the tab 'Font effect'. For single characters mark them and then use menu Format - Character - tab 'Font effect'. Please give a step by step description, what do you do, what do you see and what do you expect to see.
Hi Regina, I'm trying to do my best now. In oo.draw, for instance, I have a box with some text in it. First case, I wanna change the whole text format in that box: right-click in a way that the box is marked -> then there's an item "Zeichen" (=charakter) -> a dialog opens with tabs "font" "font-effects" "position" -> in "font-effects there's "text-colour" -> let's say I choose green -> just for fun, I also choose "shadow" -> OK. So, now's the thrilling moment. Hey I'm getting the shadowed text, yeah. But then, the text is still black! Remember we chose green! So what I'd expect is, that the text gets green. Second case, the same as above, but I choose just some part of the text inside the box -> same procedure, but this time I want it red and underlined -> OK. Again, tension and excitement, the text gets underlined but has this dull blackish colour, no glimpse of red. So what I'd expect is, that the text gets red where I originally marked the text. Anyway, I suppose we're talking about a different kettle of fish. I might do something wrongly which is indeed possible, but honestly, I doubt it. Maybe it's to do with my configuration, which is Linux + KDE 3.5 + OO 2.0.2 (de, kde-extension), installed from an rpm-repository. Was that of any value for you? thanks for your patience and effort
I use OOo202 on WinXp. But I guess, that you have checked 'Use automatic font color for screen display' in Tools - Options - OpenOffice.org - Accessibility. Please have a look there.
that was it. thanks a lot.
user had wrong settings in options
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