In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Paul wrote:

> >>
> >> Paul wrote:
> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Does OpenOffice Draw have a real time position display on the
> >> >> statusbar that indicates the current x,y position of the cursor
> >> >> like many CAD programs do ?
> >> >>
> >> >> If so, how do I enable it ?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > It should appear on the status bar down the bottom of the screen. If
> >> > you cannot see if click on view > status bar to enable it.
> >> >
> >> > /paul
> >> >
> >>
> >> No, it does not. What I see are static coordinates of the selected
> >> shape. Not the real time coordinates of the cursor itself (real time
> >> => they respond to your moving the cursor around, whether or not any
> >> shape is selected). These are two very very different things.
> > 
> > 
> > Agree they are different and I understand what you are meaning. Draw
> > does provide that and I've attached a screen shot of where it shows in
> > version 2.2 (on Vista).
> > 
> > /paul
> > 
> > 

> I looked harder at it.

> You are right - it is real time of a sort (its very slow in responding to
> cursor movement).

> I guess that is what confused me since I am used to the relatively
> hypersensitive response from autocad and qcad.

As far as I can see it doesn't respond at all while the cursor is moving,
only when the cursor comes to rest. The same when moving a selected object -
its position is not shown until the move is completed.
This makes it less than useful when trying to accurately position objects
(or the cursor itself).

R

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  Richard Travers 
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  Truro, Cornwall
  

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