Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 16996
Textbox problem (2)
Last modified: 2003-09-09 11:02:45 UTC
I have sometimes noticed that text in the text box behaves as though there were an invisible box edge within the real edge. Text fails to properly justify, centre, right align etc. though I can usually "fiddle" the box enough to use it and get the required look. The text box just doesn't seem quite right and I do have lots of experience in desk top publishing etc. It is an occasional problem, of course: the worst sort! Robin Hoare robinsnest@paradise.net.nz
Reassigned to Christian.
I've noticeed this as well. The "sometimes" is important. In the same document,usign the same text box form to insert a graphic, some graphics center well and others act as if there were a required space around them. Sometimes they can be fixed by deleting both graphic and frame and re-doing them. Sometimes nothing seems to work (even setting all "spacing" to "0".)
Please attach a sample document
Created attachment 7827 [details] Sample frame from presentation, with textbox
set to new
Created attachment 7912 [details] Difference between full width selected and deselected.
I think the problem is the text anchor 'Format/Text/Text anchor'. When you check 'Full width' the allignment of the text use the full width of the textbox. If 'Full width ' is not selected the allignment use the width of the longest paragraph. I attached a document to show the difference. Please tell me if this helps you or if the bug still occures.
set a target
I'm sorry, it doesn't help. I've never even used that menu item before, I have now tried it, but the alignment/justification do not work with any option. What is strange is that on some slides the text works perfectly... and I certainly have not played with that menu item! Thank you for your efforts.
can you attach another document with the correct behaviour? With the second document I can compare the documents to see the differents.
You get a different textanchor corresponding to the kind of creating the textbox. If you 'set' a textbox and start writing you get a autosize textbox. Full width is deselected for this textboxes. If you 'raise' a textbox you get a textbox with a fix width. Full width is selected for this textboxes. This is the reason why you can get different 'states' for Full width without entering the dialog.
I change the resolution to invalid
I close the issue as invalid. Please reopen the issue if you still can reproduce the bug.