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

On 05/03/2014 04:06 PM, Virgil Arrington wrote:
> On 05/03/2014 10:08 AM, Ian McCarthy wrote:
> > 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.
> > What do I do to fix it?
> > I have the latest Libre Office installed - 4.2.1.1
>
> I had a similar problem recently with a document in which I was trying 
> to insert about 15 pictures. It was okay until I wanted three pictures 
> side by side on the same page. Every time I tried to resize a picture 
> or move it slightly, it suddenly moved to another page. When I tried 
> to move it back, all kinds of things weird things happened. I think it 
> has to do with my anchoring settings, especially since all three 
> pictures were anchored to the same place, but since I just had to get 
> the project done and didn't have time to play with it, I imported it 
> all into LyX and finished it there. Later, I'll go back into LO to 
> learn how to do it right.
>
> I sense that LO's wysiwyg approach makes things a little more complex. 
> I even tried my document with pictures in a markdown editor and found 
> it worked better there than in LO.
>
> Again, I'm sure a lot of has to do with my lack of knowledge of this 
> part of LO.
>
> Virgil
     Suggestion: When inserting pictures, create an empty paragraph. 
Insert a frame in this paragraph, and insert the picture or pictures in 
the frame. Anchor both the frames and these pictures "As Character". You 
should also create a paragraph style for your frames so that you can 
align them horizontally uniformly. This also permits you to have a 
border around each frame if you like or no border.
     The document guides for LibreOffice contain pictures in the 
hundreds with no apparent problem inserting and anchoring pictures.

--Dan

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