Greetings,
I am using Linux LO 3.6.7.2. I see that Draw still has problems
rendering drawings correctly as an embedded object.
I am editing small graphics figures in my document using Draw. These
figures contain a graphical outline of an item using lines, boxes and
circles as well as other details such as text, dimension arrows and lines.
These figures are inserted as "objects" in my document, along with the
"figure" frame and title. The problem is that although the graphics
look perfect while in Draw, when I click outside the embedded draw
object to return to the document, parts of the figure are not rendered
properly in relation to the other graphics in the figure, such as boxes
and circles. For example, the lines, arrows and text of the dimensions
are offset vertically about 3/8" (by the "ruler") below the boxes, lines
and circles of the item. That will not do. The horizontal relationship
seems correct. The error is only in the vertical plane. I used the
print preview to verify these rendering errors are going to be printed
and they are.
Then I tried using Draw in stand-alone mode (not as an embedded object)
to export the figure as a jpeg or png file and inserting that file into
the document. I changed the Draw page margins to the 2" by 7.5" figure
in order to exclude all but the figure. However, these export functions
only allow full page saves, not the small 2" high by 7.5" wide figure I
need. When inserting the file into the document, I get a lot of white
space and my figure is tiny. Changing the height and width parameters in
the Draw export window has strange effects and does not alter the full
page export. Also the export width and height values interact with each
other and do not allow specific settings. That is a moot point, since
they don't seem to work as expected anyway.
It certainly looks like I cannot get what I reliably need from Draw.
What I need to do should not be this difficult and frustrating. Worst
case, I guess I could print the Draw figure, and use Xsane to scan and
save the area I need to insert into my document. But that is silly and
time consuming. Does anyone have a better solution?
Thanks.
Girvin Herr
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