Re: [libreoffice-users] Replacing graphic images in documents

Hi :)
I think it might be worth posting a bug-report about this issue
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport
Regards from
Tom :)


--- On Tue, 29/11/11, James Finnall <James@Finnall.net> wrote:

> From: James Finnall <James@Finnall.net>
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Replacing graphic images in documents
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Date: Tuesday, 29 November, 2011, 21:31
> On 11/29/2011 03:20 PM, Cor Nouws
> wrote:
> > Hi James,
> >
> > James Finnall wrote (29-11-11 15:48)
> >
> > > For years with OpenOffice I was able to use a
> document as template to
> > > print my photos on 8 1/2"x11" photo paper by
> reloading the document and
> > > simply replacing the images.
> > >
> > > I think it was UBuntu version 11 that changed me
> over to LibreOffice.
> > Argh, nasty situation.
> > I remember a quite extensive discussion in
> OpenOffice.org some year or so ago (don't over-ask my
> memory) where the behaviour was discussed what to do when an
> image is selected and a new image is inserted. And that in
> Writer, Impress/Draw, Calc.
> > And indeed, it was about: should a newly inserted
> image replace the selected one or be added alongside.
> > So no doubt, that the change you experience is a
> result of what has been discussed then.
> > I think, without real code work, there is little
> relief for you...
> > But maybe the behaviour in Draw is different (I'm
> afraid not...)
> > Hmm, it would not be too difficult to write a macro to
> do the changes for you. Maybe that's an idea?
> > Kind regards,
> So it sounds like their discussion ended with "Just don't
> do anything!"
>
> It has been awhile since I had to print any photos, but it
> seemed to me that I would select the old image and
> "Insert->Picture->From File" on the menu and then
> select the new image file to use.  It would then
> replace the image with the new image.  When doing
> repeat operations of even small images, I could do the first
> image and resize, etc then copy/paste as many as needed and
> locate on paper. Then load a new image into each one. 
> But I have not been able to replace any images since
> LibreOffice installation.  (LibreOffice Version 3.4.4
> with Ubuntu 11.10)
>
> It is difficult for me to believe I am the only one that
> desires this operation.
>
> Thank you for your response.
> James
>
>
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