[Upstream] LibreOffice Impress cannot highlight then replace existing image by inserting a new image

Valentin Sipica, thank you for reporting this bug and helping make Ubuntu better. Could you please attach an Impress file and an image file that demonstrates this problem?

As i am also concerned with this bug, I am adding a test file to this bug report. I first inserted the picture with the horse and then tried to replace it with the picture with the flowers. As you can see it, the picture with the horse is not replaced but remains under the picture with the flowers.

Thank you very much for taking care about this bug.

HI,

Thanks for looking into this!

In the attachment you can find an .odp file with 1 slide and 1 image included on the slide. You can also find a .gif file. Pls try to reproduce the problem (on my side, this example reproduces the problem)

Valentin Sipica, this is confirmed in LibreOffice Impress via the Terminal:

cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/761597/+attachment/2040634/+files/example.tar.gz && file-roller -h example.tar.gz && cd example && loimpress -nologo prez.odp

click the picture -> Insert -> Picture -> From File... -> File name: DecayLength_Bs.gif -> Open button

notice the picture is larger than the picture that was highlighted.

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10

apt-cache policy libreoffice-impress
libreoffice-impress:
  Installed: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu2~maverick1
  Candidate: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu2~maverick1
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu2~maverick1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Valentin Sipica, this issue is a confirmed regression of LibreOffice Impress as I checked the functionality of OpenOffice.org Impress in Ubuntu 10.10 via the Terminal:

cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/761597/+attachment/2040634/+files/example.tar.gz && file-roller -h example.tar.gz && cd example && soffice -impress -nologo prez.odp

click the picture -> Insert -> Picture -> From File... -> File name: DecayLength_Bs.gif -> Open button

Notice the original picture has been replaced with DecayLength_Bs.gif and the size is the same as the original picture.

One thing is their may be design reasons why this functionality has changed from OOo to LO. However, I do not know if this is the case and it's certainly worth a look into.

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10

apt-cache policy openoffice.org-writer
openoffice.org-writer:
  Installed: 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1.1
  Candidate: 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1.1
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1.1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/main i386
Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/main i386
Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages

Just adding that this is also a bug in Libre office Draw in Natty 11.04 which means that it probably affects all parts of Libre Office

There is an extension called Change Picture - http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/ChangePicture
which works as a stop gap however the extension doesn't use the "working" directory and reverts back to the user root directory meaning you have to navigate each time negating any time saved in not having to resize/position the new image.

Valentin Sipica, since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as Triaged and let them handle it from here. Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!

This is marked fixed upstream. Can you verify if this is still a problem in trusty or wily?