Issue 76189 - Grouping inserted objects with created objects doesn't work
Summary: Grouping inserted objects with created objects doesn't work
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of issue 30532
Alias: None
Product: Writer
Classification: Application
Component: code (show other issues)
Version: OOo 2.2
Hardware: All All
: P3 Trivial (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: michael.ruess
QA Contact: issues@sw
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Keywords: oooqa
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2007-04-08 05:56 UTC by enmane
Modified: 2007-04-10 14:03 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description enmane 2007-04-08 05:56:47 UTC
Hi gang,
 When I insert a jpg or a gif and then also create circles over the image to
highlight areas I cannot then group the gif or jpg with the circles.  Selecting
the area will group the circles but not the inserted jpg or gif BUT if I cut and
paste the image into Draw and then cut and paste it back into writer it then works.

Anyone know what is up with this?  Why does it work when I cut-and-paste from
Draw but not when inserted?

This might also apply to Impress but I haven't tested it.  This method never
fails for me.
Comment 1 Regina Henschel 2007-04-08 12:32:46 UTC
Writer can handle pictures in two way: as frame object or as drawing object. If
you insert it via Insert > Picture it will become a frame object. You get the
picture tool bar and you can format it with a style out of the group "frames".
When you copy a picture from a Draw document it will be in different kinds in
the clipboard. One of them is the drawing format and it is the default for
inserting. For a drawing object you have no style in the style and formatting
window and you get no picture tool bar, but you can format it via context menu.
And that makes the different in grouping. You can only group drawing object. If
you have inserted a picture as drawing object, you can group it with other
drawing objects in writer too. You only need Draw, to get the picture as drawing
object.

*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 30523 ***
Comment 2 Regina Henschel 2007-04-08 12:33:29 UTC
closing duplicate
Comment 3 enmane 2007-04-08 17:49:48 UTC
shouldn't there be a way in Writer to switch it from a frame object to a drawing
object?  It shouldn't require the opening of another application. 

I do this all the time.  I bring in a photo and then use circles and text to
highlight the object but when I move things around they don't move together so I
have to go to Draw to make it work properly.  Surely, I can't be the only one
that would want to group these objects together without having to use Draw. 

Can't we put a switching feature in Picture properties window under the Type tab?

I'm leaving this as a Writer problem because I believe that Writer should be a
program that one can use to accomplish what they need to without having to open
another package like Draw. 
Comment 4 michael.ruess 2007-04-10 11:58:25 UTC
This switch option will not be needed anymore when the implementation for issue
30523 has been done. This will allow you to group any object in OO Writer.

*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 30532 ***
Comment 5 michael.ruess 2007-04-10 12:01:39 UTC
Closing duplicate.
Comment 6 Mathias_Bauer 2007-04-10 14:02:45 UTC
Our plan is to get rid of the special Writer objects and use the Drawing objects
instead. This will need some additional features implemented at the latter. So
instead of investing time for implementing the conversion we prefer to avoid it
at all.

BTW: this issue has got the wrong duplicate number. So I reopen it to correct that.
Comment 7 Mathias_Bauer 2007-04-10 14:03:17 UTC
setting correct duplicate

*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 30523 ***
Comment 8 Mathias_Bauer 2007-04-10 14:03:51 UTC
closing again