Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: image anchoring

On Fri, 2014-12-19 at 14:00 +0100, Andreas Säger wrote:
> Am 17.12.2014 um 00:16 schrieb Hedley Finger:
> > All:
> > ​
> > > Why not stay with the advantages of LibreOffice instead of trying to make
> > > it as hideous as MS Office!!?
> >
> > ​Can MS Office be more hideous than this?
> >
> > I decided to make a small database of bicycle spare parts in Calc, in which
> > I would include a photo of each part as it's easier to scan a printout for
> > a picture than look up words.
> >
> > Copying a graphic file from Gimp, etc. (or even another cell) and pasting
> > into a cell produces these results:
>
> A spreadsheet is not a database. Pictures in a spreadsheet are mere
> decoration.
> LibreOffice comes with a database component that is able to link picture
> files to form controls. A simple double-click on the form control lets
> you assign a picture file to the report.
> The report builder that is shipped with LibreOffice produces
> professional database reports with pictures.

...except that the report function (in the OpenSuse 13.2 Linux /
LOVersion: 4.3.3.2 Build ID: 430m0(Build:2) configuration) is currently
not working because the JavaLoader is missing.... (OpenSuse Bug 906688)

Cheers
Harvey 


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