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OOo Draw: changes to one objetc are applied to all objects

Bug #604482 reported by manolo
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Hi to all.

I am new to Draw from OpenOffice.org suite. I created a rectangle and then I copied it several times since I need to draw various rectangles. Then I select JUST ONE OF THEM, right click on it and cliccked on

Edit Style -> Line

and selected the "fine dashed" line instead of the previous "Continous". I expected only the selected item to be dashed, not all the objects in the page. It happens the same when I create new objects: they are created with dashed lines and when I try to change the line of the new object, again it changes the lines to all the objects and not only to the new one.

is it a bug?

Thanks.

OpenOffice.org version:
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/1203/screenshotaboutopenoffi.png

lsb_release -a
LSB Version: core-2.0-amd64:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-amd64:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-amd64:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-amd64:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch:cxx-3.0-amd64:cxx-3.0-noarch:cxx-3.1-amd64:cxx-3.1-noarch:cxx-3.2-amd64:cxx-3.2-noarch:cxx-4.0-amd64:cxx-4.0-noarch:desktop-3.1-amd64:desktop-3.1-noarch:desktop-3.2-amd64:desktop-3.2-noarch:desktop-4.0-amd64:desktop-4.0-noarch:graphics-2.0-amd64:graphics-2.0-noarch:graphics-3.0-amd64:graphics-3.0-noarch:graphics-3.1-amd64:graphics-3.1-noarch:graphics-3.2-amd64:graphics-3.2-noarch:graphics-4.0-amd64:graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-3.2-amd64:printing-3.2-noarch:printing-4.0-amd64:printing-4.0-noarch:qt4-3.1-amd64:qt4-3.1-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Release: 10.04
Codename: lucid

uname -a
Linux mano-laptop 2.6.32-22-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 3 19:31:57 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: openoffice.org (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jul 12 08:40:36 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 LANG=it_IT.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: openoffice.org

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Dave Gilbert (ubuntu-treblig) wrote :

Confirmed: Easily recreated on Lucid.

Changed in openoffice.org (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Dave Gilbert (ubuntu-treblig) wrote :

Hmm, I've looked at this again, and it's actually more subtle.
To do what you want to do, don't use 'Edit Style' use the 'Line...' option and that has the same options for settings the line style.

I think the idea is that there are global 'styles' and that normally you are using the 'default' style; 'Edit style' edits the style setting currently in use, and since all your objects are in the default style it changes them all.

If you go to the Menu option Format->Styles and formatting you can pick a different style.

Not obvious is it! I could have sympathy with something saying it should be more obvious but I'm not quite sure how.

Changed in openoffice.org (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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manolo (mac-man2005) wrote :

Dave, thanks for your reply.

You are right: to change the properties to just one object, right click on it and chose Line, Area, Text, Position & Size.
So it could convenient to rename the "Edit style" in "Edit default style".

Where should I propose this change?

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Dave Gilbert (ubuntu-treblig) wrote :

I don't think 'Edit default style' would work either, since if you were currently using a different style then it would edit that style, not the default.

I'm not sure what the right thing to do is, maybe file a bug on openoffice.org saying the current wording isn't clear?

Dave

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