Re: [libreoffice-users] Imported document becomes corrupted, when edited.

Hi Ian,

Le 03/05/2014 16:08, Ian McCarthy a écrit :
> I have a document -
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/qp6rf6edhuui8qb/SpeyElectrics.v16.odt
>
> It consists of a number of pages, the first two should have only writing
> on them, then there are some line drawings, then a page with an
> annotated image (page 6), followed by some more diagrams.
>
> I am having a number of problems.
> When I reopen the document after editing some of the draw lines and
> other objects. Things have leapt to other pages.
> When I attempt to select multiple objects so I can group them, when I
> press the shift key and click, I end up on the image page  page 6
> When I select a line, the line tool bar does not appear. I have to draw
> a new open line and then by selecting that I can get the line drawing
> tools icons (to add and delete points etc), and I may then be able to
> edit the line I wanted to edit.
> Is it something special about this document, or is this a more general
> problem.

I see the same problems here with your document. (LibO 4.1.4 from TDF,
Debian Whezy).


> What do I do to fix it?

IMO, you've got way too many diagrams/drawing objects in your Writer
document. I guess this is what creates the problems. I sometimes add
drawing items in .odt documents, but very few at a time (2-3 lines or
boxes at best), this without any problem so far.

Anyway, I'd suggest drawing with a dedicated drawing tool, such as...
Draw ;)
Then you'd get a copy of the drawings into your .odt document.
You might:
-- copy and paste the drawings from Draw to Writer (group the drawing
objects that go together first)
-- insert drawings as OLE objects
-- insert drawings as pictures (in Draw, you'd export the drawings to
.png first)

Just pick your preferred option.

BTW, the existing diagrams can be copied and pasted from Writer do Draw:
you haven't lost anything :)


HTH,
-- 
Jean-Francois Nifenecker, Bordeaux

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