Issue 80711 - bug copying slides
Summary: bug copying slides
Status: CONFIRMED
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Product: Impress
Classification: Application
Component: code (show other issues)
Version: OOo 2.2.1
Hardware: All All
: P3 Trivial (vote)
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Reported: 2007-08-15 20:03 UTC by norbert2
Modified: 2017-05-20 10:55 UTC (History)
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Description norbert2 2007-08-15 20:03:45 UTC 
Hi.

I found the following Draw/Impress bug in StarOffice 8 Product Update 7:

Steps to reproduce:

1. open a blank Draw or Impress document

2. hold down the left-mouse-button over (lmb)  "Slide 1" in the Page Pane

- be fast, DON'T WAIT more than about 0,5s before doing step 3 -

3. move the cursor below Slide 1

4. hold down CTRL (while the lmb is still hold down): Note the pointer-icon gets
a "+" which indicates the user that a copy will be built

5. release the lmb: There is no copy of the sheet.

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The correct way for copying Slides and drawing objects it to wait more than the
about 0,5s between step 2 and 3 while not moving the mouse.

The bug with the +pointer only happens for Slides, not for objects.

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First I thought the solution is to not show the +pointer if the user does not
wait the 0,5s.

But after thinking more, I think the delay makes no sense for dragging slides:

For dragging objects it IS needed, because CTRL-key has 2 functions:

1. if the user waits the 0,5s: CTRL is used to copy objects

2. if the user does not wait the 0,5s: CTRL suppresses snap-to-grid, for
fine-possitioning


But for dragging slides no fine positioning is possible.

So I think differentiating between two dragging-modes does not make sense for
slides.

So the solution for this bug is - in my opinion - when dragging slides to
initiate the dragging mode with the pointer-icon that shows a rectangle
INSTANTLY after holding down the lmb.
A second dragging mode after waiting should not be available.
Comment 1 norbert2 2007-08-15 20:10:04 UTC 
The current behaviour is REALLY confusing, because the +pointer lets the user
think that he does the correct steps for copying sheets, but it doesn't work.

I really have need much time to find out that...
Comment 2 norbert2 2007-08-15 20:42:42 UTC 
There is a mistake in my steps to reproduce the bug:

In step 4, before holding down CTRL, CTRL has to be pressed (hold down and
released) once. This changes the pointer to a pointer with a rectangle.
And after that, holding down the lmb (again) changes the pointer-icon to a +pointer.


I forgot to mention, that the "Slide Sorter" is affected of the bug, too.
Comment 3 christian.guenther 2007-09-05 12:46:47 UTC 
Set to new and change the target.
Comment 4 christian.guenther 2007-09-05 12:48:45 UTC 
In windows everything works correct but I can reproduce the bug with Solaris.
Please have a look.
Comment 5 clippka 2007-09-05 12:54:28 UTC 
reassigned
Comment 6 Marcus 2017-05-20 10:55:40 UTC 
Reset assigne to the default "issues@openoffice.apache.org".