https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=152513
Bug ID: 152513
Summary: FORMATTING: Enhancement request [Custom Layouts]
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 6.4.7.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
OS: Linux (All)
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: medium
Component: Impress
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
Hello LibreOffice Devs,
I struggle to work efficiently with Impress.
I am going to present two issues I have with layouts/master slides, that I can
not solve efficiently myself.
ISSUE1 (Editing layout elements, custom layouts)
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If I wish to *change the style of all title boxes* in my presentation, I have
to do it manually on every page, correct?
I have researched online, but there is no way to add text boxes to master
slides (1), add custom layouts (2), or apply layouts to master slides (3).
Solution (1) is problematic, since *layouts* are used to differentiate text box
arrangements, not master slides. It would add redundant functionality.
Solution (2) seems great! Add a *Layout Editor* to Impress. Here, we can edit
layouts and duplicate them. The custom layouts can be applied via "View > Slide
Layout".
Solution (3) is a further enhancement, since it allows a coupling of master
slide and layout functionality. For example, I can change {font size,
background, and text box arrangement} in one operation "Slide > Change Slide
Master".
ISSUE2 (switching layouts, text transfers)
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Another related issue: When I change the layout, Impress does not copy the
contents from the old boxes to the new ones. It would be great, if there would
be a pop-up window where each text box from the old and the layout had a
number. In the window you could then assign the text boxes to each other, e.g.
Old_1 -> New_3, Old_2 -> New_1, empty -> New_2.
This would finally allow for seamless switching of custom layouts for an
arbitrary selection of slides!
I hope this reached you well. Any help is highly appreciated.
I am going to reward your efforts, just get back to me.
You can get back to me @ [email protected]
Kind regards,
Markus
Actual Results:
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Expected Results:
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Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
Version: 6.4.7.2
Build ID: 1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 5.15; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3;
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: threaded
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