Enrique wrote:
I can imagine that another change that's annoying me can be traced to "make it work as MSO". Now there is no Arrows toolbar in Impress. But PowerPoint *do* have an arrow tool. With this change we have lost "dimension lines " in impress.
Have you tried the *Line & Filling* toolbar. I have posted a picture at http://www.openoffice.peschtra.com/line_toolbar.png. The big red arrow points right at it. It is under the standard toolbar. You can do whatever you want with it. For instance, after drawing the red and the turquoise lines (They started as black) I made all of the changes to them with this toolbar!
Try it!
Actually, the "expandable" items in MSO Powerpoint Drawing toolbar *DO* remember the last selected item. The "triangle expandable" itehts thers are the fill and font color tools. They do change to reflect the last color selected. In fact, only Shapes toolboxes behave in the "handicapped" way. Why should OOo copy a bad design from MSO if ours is more logical and better?
Make sure you know the motivation and rationale before you say we are copying MS Office. I feel that in some ways we are. In some ways this is good, in others, bad. Find out the motivation first, then start saying those things. For now, file issues, raise your voice and be heard. But, first, make sure the functionality that you want is missing.
Before you go around saying it isn't there, ask. Try the things I have suggested and see if that stuff is really all "missing."
Have a good one, -- Peter Kupfer OOo user since 'OO4 http://peschtra.tripod.com/open_office/ooo_front.htm
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