Issue 17538 - Using mouse to resize tables and margins doesn't respect grid settings
Summary: Using mouse to resize tables and margins doesn't respect grid settings
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Writer
Classification: Application
Component: ui (show other issues)
Version: OOo 1.1 RC2
Hardware: Other All
: P4 Trivial with 1 vote (vote)
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Assignee: AOO issues mailing list
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Keywords: oooqa
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Reported: 2003-07-29 00:54 UTC by sleepytiger
Modified: 2013-02-07 22:35 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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Description sleepytiger 2003-07-29 00:54:53 UTC 
It is impossible to get precise sized margins and tables by using the mouse to 
resize them. Sizing them with the mouse is smooth, and doesn't respect the 
grid settings. 
 
However resizing other objects, e.g. frames, uses the grid settings.  
 
IMO this is an inconsistency in the UI of Writer. Try setting a 2cm margin 
around a page just using the mouse, or make a table that is exactly 10cm wide.
Comment 1 tamblyne 2003-10-31 19:53:25 UTC 
Confirmed RH9/1.1.0
Comment 2 h.ilter 2003-11-03 11:35:22 UTC 
Reassigned to MRU
Comment 3 michael.ruess 2003-11-03 16:40:59 UTC 
MRU->OS: was is ever planned to have the table snapping to the grid?
Comment 4 Oliver Specht 2003-11-04 06:31:40 UTC 
No, it was never planned. And the help text also refers to moving of
frames, objects and form controls, only. 
This is an enhancement, not a defect.
Comment 5 michael.ruess 2003-11-04 10:30:10 UTC 
Question is, if really makes sense tables snapping to the grid. As
long as it is only possible to resize tables horizontally, it is very
doubtful, IMO.
Comment 6 shinobu_maehara 2007-07-05 18:45:29 UTC 
I wanted to post this issue:
"When dragging the margins, they should snap to the grid, just like everything 
else. Take care that overriding this with Ctrl works."
But I searched, and I found that it had already been reported. Apparently it's 
quite a glaring bug. Of course it should apply to tables as well. Without grid-
snapping you cannot accurately set any size with the mouse and it's very 
annoying to have to drudge through the dialogs again and again.
Comment 7 bettina.haberer 2010-05-21 14:57:45 UTC 
To grep the issues easier via "requirements" I put the issues currently lying on
my owner to the owner "requirements".