[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 94148] LibreOffice Draw Could Use an Eyedropper Tool

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94148

--- Comment #4 from Heiko Tietze <tietze.heiko@gmail.com> ---
(In reply to MarjaE from comment #3)
> I want a tool to be able to check the color at any one position without
> having to go into groups would be useful.
>
> Older LibreOffice and OpenOffice documents use different color palletes from
> newer ones, and it would be useful to be able to update older LibreOffice
> and OpenOffice documents in newer versions of LibreOffice instead of
> redrawing everything from scratch, wasting time, and for some of us,
> worsening repetitive strain injuries.
>
> I don't know how to use styles, or how to update older LibreOffice and
> OpenOffice documents and add styles. I avoid styles, because Word styles
> wreck documents I'm trying to edit, and Word styles sometimes crash
> LibreOffice Writer.

What makes me wonder is how you _compare_ the colors. The only way is to read
the exact RGB values. Alternatively, the color from the selection could be
compared with the palette. For example you click on a red shape and the color
picker tells you "Rose" if the values match exactly. But the name "Rose" must
not fit your palette entry which could have been "Poppy". Today you see the
selected color in the sidebar's picker even when the color is not part of the
list. We should keep this behavior and better add something to the statusbar. 

About styles you should read the chapter "Using styles" in
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/a/ad/DG43-DrawGuide.pdf. Draw has
numerous of hidden features. But using styles is the basis of every well
defined document, even more in Writer. If you have a compatibility issues
please feel free to report.

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