Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 125181
When I Insert Picture from File, it changes the fill of a random shape to a Bitmap of that image.
Last modified: 2023-06-19 21:22:12 UTC
This was not initially a problem with OpenOffice Draw. I was able to insert pictures perfectly well. All of a sudden, it began inserting pictures as bitmap fills of the last shape I created. I started to work around the problem by inserting a rectangle and inserting the picture. But that creates other issues. It does this with every file I have.
The behaviour was adapted and unified for all applicatins in AOO410. Please compare with the release notes (http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/4.1.0.html#AOO4.1ReleaseNotes-ImportPicturefromFileandDrag&DropofGraphicData) if it works as expected.
(In reply to Armin Le Grand from comment #1) > The behaviour was adapted and unified for all applicatins in AOO410. Please > compare with the release notes > (http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/4.1.0.html#AOO4. > 1ReleaseNotes-ImportPicturefromFileandDrag&DropofGraphicData) if it works as > expected. I see. The issue, then, is that it will automatically do a drag and drop to the last shape that was created, even if it is not selected. I have no way (at least that I've tried) of simply inserting a new picture without it replacing something.
(In reply to Bradley Roderick from comment #2) > I see. The issue, then, is that it will automatically do a drag and drop to > the last shape that was created, even if it is not selected. I have no way > (at least that I've tried) of simply inserting a new picture without it > replacing something. Yes, you have to make sure that nothing is selected. The first control in the statusbar tells you what object is selected (with a text "Shape selected", "Rectangle selected", etc.), just click with the mouse in any area of the document without elements, and nothing will be selected.
(In reply to Ariel Constenla-Haile from comment #3) > (In reply to Bradley Roderick from comment #2) > > I see. The issue, then, is that it will automatically do a drag and drop to > > the last shape that was created, even if it is not selected. I have no way > > (at least that I've tried) of simply inserting a new picture without it > > replacing something. > > Yes, you have to make sure that nothing is selected. > The first control in the statusbar tells you what object is selected (with a > text "Shape selected", "Rectangle selected", etc.), just click with the > mouse in any area of the document without elements, and nothing will be > selected. Right, the problem is that even when nothing is selected it still picks the last shape created and does a drag and drop for that.
(In reply to Bradley Roderick from comment #4) > Right, the problem is that even when nothing is selected it still picks the > last shape created and does a drag and drop for that. I cannot reproduce on MacOSX 10.8 with these steps: - New Draw document - Insert a rectangle - Insert an ellipse - Make sure nothing is selected - Menu Insert - Picture - From File..., select a picture and press the Open button Result: the image is inserted as expected. Are you following a different procedure?
@Bradley: Checked with the same steps as Arierl in comment 5, same result using AOO410m15(Build:9761) - Rev. 1583567. If this still happens on your side, coulld you please check your exact version? Please select OpenOffice/About_OpenOffice from the menu, copy/paste the line beginning with 'AOO410...' here. It's the only line selectable there (to allow copy/paste)...
Created attachment 85961 [details] .odg file with problem reproduced I am currently experiencing the very same issue as described in 2014. Attached is an .odg file. Any attempt to add an image using "Insert Picture from File" fills Box #3 with a bitmap texture made of that image. I am using Mac OS X 10.11.6 and Open Office 4.1.3 (I just updated from 4.1.2, hoping the issue might have vanished - it occurs with 4.1.2 as well).
The exact build I am using is AOO413m1(Build:9783).
I will add that the issue seems in some strange way tied to the size of box #3. If I make it short enough (height-wise), the problem magically disappears!
@Cathy Laporte use layers to set shapes as background. If you don't know about this concept, go to our forum or end-user mail list. Bradley Roderick don't give some news since a long time ago, so this issue is set as irreproducible.