Re: [libreoffice-users] Disappearing images in LO Writer doc.

On 03/08/2025 06:13, John Kaufmann wrote:
> On 2025-07-31 10:04, Philip Jackson wrote:
> > Using LO 24.2.7.2 in UbuntuStudio 24.02. But the same happens with LO 25.2.1.2 in Windows 11.
> >
> > The book has 72 images in 13 Chapters, all B&W .png images of a technical nature. All were inserted in the 
> > same manner: each inside a frame containing the image and beneath it, a caption "Figure x.x: some 
> > text". They are all embedded and not linked.
> > ...
> > When I look at the parameters of the frames and the images, I can see nothing which distinguishes 
> > Figs 7.6 and 7.7 from any of the other 70 images in the book.
> >
> > Can anybody shed any light on where to look to see what distinguishes these two from the rest so 
> > that I can rely on their visual presence when the file is opened?
>
> Have you checked the Navigator?
Yes - the Navigator shows all the 'frames' with identical settings as far as I can see. When the 
file is first opened with the images in their 'not displayed' state, the Image57 and Image58 are 
displayed in the Navigator but 'grayed out'. A right click on the grayed out Image57 in the 
Navigator reveals that the first 4 elements which are normally displayed are NOT displayed for the 
grayed out images [that is: Go to, Edit, Delete Image, Rename]. A left click(s) on the grayed out 
Image57 does nothing (normal, since it's grayed out).

Do you have anything else in mind that I should check for in the Navigator?

If I change the anchor point of these two images inside their frames from 'as character' to 'to 
frame', then the images remain visible next time the file is opened.  The other 70 images are all 
anchored inside their frame 'as character' which, iirc, was the LO Writer default at the time the 
documents were originally created. They all display correctly when the file is opened.

This problem can be lived with, but it would be good to understand why two of the images behave 
differently after these files were edited this year.

Philip
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--
To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscribe@global.libreoffice.org
Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/
Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette
List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/
Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy