Hi :) I think it might be worth posting a bug-report about this issue http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport Regards from Tom :)
--- On Tue, 29/11/11, James Finnall <[email protected]> wrote: > From: James Finnall <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Replacing graphic images in documents > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, 29 November, 2011, 21:31 > On 11/29/2011 03:20 PM, Cor Nouws > wrote: > > Hi James, > > > > James Finnall wrote (29-11-11 15:48) > > > >> For years with OpenOffice I was able to use a > document as template to > >> print my photos on 8 1/2"x11" photo paper by > reloading the document and > >> simply replacing the images. > >> > >> I think it was UBuntu version 11 that changed me > over to LibreOffice. > > > > Argh, nasty situation. > > I remember a quite extensive discussion in > OpenOffice.org some year or so ago (don't over-ask my > memory) where the behaviour was discussed what to do when an > image is selected and a new image is inserted. And that in > Writer, Impress/Draw, Calc. > > And indeed, it was about: should a newly inserted > image replace the selected one or be added alongside. > > So no doubt, that the change you experience is a > result of what has been discussed then. > > > > I think, without real code work, there is little > relief for you... > > But maybe the behaviour in Draw is different (I'm > afraid not...) > > > > Hmm, it would not be too difficult to write a macro to > do the changes for you. Maybe that's an idea? > > > > Kind regards, > > > So it sounds like their discussion ended with "Just don't > do anything!" > > It has been awhile since I had to print any photos, but it > seemed to me that I would select the old image and > "Insert->Picture->From File" on the menu and then > select the new image file to use. It would then > replace the image with the new image. When doing > repeat operations of even small images, I could do the first > image and resize, etc then copy/paste as many as needed and > locate on paper. Then load a new image into each one. > But I have not been able to replace any images since > LibreOffice installation. (LibreOffice Version 3.4.4 > with Ubuntu 11.10) > > It is difficult for me to believe I am the only one that > desires this operation. > > Thank you for your response. > James > > > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived > and cannot be deleted > > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
