https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=168713
Bug ID: 168713
Summary: Calc: persistent thin gray bounding rectangle shown
for images (UI-only) — no user option to hide;
ObjectGraphic ExpertSetting ineffective
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 25.2.6.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: macOS (All)
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Calc
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
When inserting an image into a Calc sheet, a thin gray rectangular bounding box
is always displayed around the image in the Calc editing view — even when the
image is not selected. The rectangle is UI-only (it does not appear in print or
in exported PDF), but there is currently no user-visible option to disable
these bounding rectangles in Calc. Attempts to change the relevant
ExpertSetting do not affect the behavior.
Steps to Reproduce:
Steps to reproduce
Open LibreOffice Calc (25.2.6.2) on macOS.
Create a new spreadsheet.
Insert → Image → From File, choose any image.
Observe that a thin gray rectangular outline is drawn around the image in the
sheet view, even when the image is not focused/selected.
(Optional) Print preview or Export as PDF → the rectangle is not present in
print/PDF.
Actual Results:
Actual result
A persistent thin gray bounding rectangle is rendered around inserted images in
Calc view. There is no menu option or control in Calc preferences to hide these
UI rectangles.
Expected Results:
Expected result
There should be a preference (GUI option and/or effective ExpertSetting)
allowing users to hide object/image bounding rectangles in Calc view. Changing
the ExpertSetting for object graphics should affect the display, or a dedicated
View/Calc preference should be available (for example: View → Show object
boundaries toggle, or Calc → View → Show object boundaries).
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: Yes
Additional Info:
Workarounds tried
Changed ExpertSettings: org.openoffice.Office.Calc → Content → Display →
ObjectGraphic from int 0 to int 1 — no effect.
Looked for ObkectBoundaries/DrawView settings in ExpertSettings — not present /
ineffective.
Using Writer/Draw does not show forced bounding boxes (useful but not
acceptable as a Calc replacement).
Additional technical details
The rectangle is not printed or exported; it is purely visual in the Calc
editor.
The ExpertSetting shown in Tools → Options → Advanced → Expert Configuration
org.openoffice.Office.Calc/Content/Display/ObjectGraphic is present as int 0
but changing to 1 does not remove the rectangle in this build.
Reproducible in LibreOffice Calc 25.2.6.2 on macOS (reported by user).
Screenshot available (attach).
Suggested fix / feature request
Provide a user-controllable preference to hide object bounding rectangles in
Calc (e.g. View menu toggle and/or Calc → View preference). Ensure the
ExpertSetting controlling object graphic boundaries (or a new explicit
ExpertSetting) is honored. This should be a UI-level preference because many
users rely on a clean worksheet view when composing layouts.
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