Hello Regina and Olivier After reading the information about creating user guides, I decided to use Draw for any additional text or graphics that have to be placed on a screenshot. When I wrote LO user guides a few years ago, I did not use Draw as I had my own way of doing screenshots.
I am using MacOS for my work on LO user guides. I take screenshots using Apple’s Screenshot app and the screenshot is automatically saved in PNG format. To add text or additional graphics, I opened the PNG file in Draw and added my alterations. I then saved (exported) the file in PNG format. When I came to use the modified screenshot, I got the message in Writer that this was an empty file. The question is what is happening in Draw when exporting files without saving in ODG first? I then tried saving the screenshot in Draw format (ODG). Placing this ODG file directly into the Writer document, I got the message that this was an unrecognised format. I then opened the ODG screenshot in Draw and exported as a new PNG file. This worked and the screen shot appeared in Writer. In my opinion, Draw is not quite finished and does not have 100% compatibility with other LO modules. Can someone investigate as I am not a software boffin only a Technical Writer who has written on software applications. I will be updating the Draw User Guide to version 6.4, which may give me a clue as to what is happening. Regards Peter Schofield [email protected] > On 18 Feb 2020, at 13:33, Regina Henschel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Peter, > > Peter Schofield schrieb am 18-Feb-20 um 13:01: >> I am updating the user guide for Draw to version 6.4 and have come a problem. >> LO Writer is not accepting the ODG format as a file. I have tried dropping >> into a document as well as doing a copy and paste, but nothing happens. I >> also tried importing as an image and I get the message that the ODG drawing >> is not recognised as an image. >> My only solution at the moment is to export from Draw in PNG format after >> saving in ODG format. >> Exporting directly from Draw without saving in ODG format produces an empty >> file. >> Anybody know a solution. >> I am using LO version 6.4.0.3 > > The goal is not clear to me. > If you intend to import a complete ODG file (why?), then it would be only > possible as OLE. > If you want to insert single drawings, often simple copy&paste will work. > Another method would be to drag the drawing into a (new) Gallery theme in > Draw and insert it from the Gallery in Writer. > > If your drawing in Draw contains several shapes, you might get better results > by grouping them. > In case you get distance problems at the edges, include a white rectangle > behind the drawing. > > Why do you think, using PNG in the guide is not so good? > > BTW, I'm currently reviewing the German guide for Draw. > > Kind regards > Regina > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] > 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/documentation/ > Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] 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/documentation/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
