Re: [libreoffice-design] First Post - members particularly interested in Usability

Hi Steve

I wasn't aware of that setting - that could be useful when pasting.

What about when pictures are moved around? I 've tried it several times 
myself and the hidden rules that govern how pictures can be moved seem 
to have a mind of their own. It's possible that a grid approach as put 
forward below may provide a more workable solution as it sets boundaries 
for individual images.

When there is a collection of images, I can appreciate how difficult it 
is to manage programmatically. A grid would allow cropping and placement 
control, knowing that the manipulation of one picture isn't going to 
upset the location of other pictures. It should be possible to drag 
picture between grid cells also. This could be an alternative method for 
users who know precisely what they want to achieve.

Cheers

Phil Jackson


On 5/16/2011 11:14 AM, Steve Edmonds wrote:
> On 2011-05-16 10:07, Phil Jackson wrote:
> > > > 10) Pasting Pictures so that they don't jump around unexpectedly
> > > > when you
> > > > have many pictures on a page and you move one.
> > > This is one major bother for me, too. This might be pretty hard to
> > > solve..?
> > I've got some ideas on this which involve having some sort of wire
> > grid and pictures get pasted optionally into cells in the grid. It's
> > as if each grid cell is a Window and the graphic can be moved around
> > inside the grid but doesn't get displayed outside it. It would need a
> > simple grid designer to set the rectangular areas into which a user
> > will place images. The grid lines will be able to be moved to enlargen
> > or reduce the area of individual cell areas.
> Hi.
> If the default when pasting a picture was "No Wrap" then it shouldn't
> disrupt the position of other objects when you insert a new picture.
> steve


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