Re: [libreoffice-users] relative paths to linked graphics do not work

On 01/29/2012 09:11 AM, Daniel Wibbing wrote:
> Hi everyone!
>
> I am new to this mailing list. I hope I am using it in the right way:
>
> The situation:
> I have a document (my dissertation) with a lot of pictures, which I inserted as links.
> The document is in a folder "Dissertation"
> The pictures are in the folder "Bilder/..." in the folder "Dissertation"
>
> I copied the the folder "Dissertation" to different volumes when I was working on my project at 
> different places.
> I always updated LibreOffice to the most recent version. I now have LibreOffice 3.4.5
>
> The problem is:
> The pictures are not shown any more in my document.
> Instead only the absolute link from one of the volumes on which I added the picture is shown.
> example: file:///Users/daniel/Volumes/share/SensMiLi/Dissertation/Bilder/Kapitel 2/Hall_effect_A.png
>
> My question is:
> Why does LibreOffice not find the relative path to the pictures in the "myProject" folder, which 
> always stayed the same?
> example: /Bilder/Kapitel 2/Hall_effect_A.png
>
> I would be very happy if you could help me! :)
> Daniel

I have same problem.
Help says "A relative reference is only possible when both files exist 
on the same drive" 
(http://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Relative_and_Absolute_Links) 
Nevertheless, it seems LO turns relative links to absolute links 
automatically. And there is no way around.

cK


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