Dan Lewis wrote: > On Thursday June 14 2007 3:16 am, Richard Travers wrote: >> 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 > > If you want to accurately position an object, right click the > object and select Position and Size from the context menu. In the > window that opens you can set the position quite accurately. (To the > nearest .01 mm if you have mm selected.) > > Dan
That is what I have been doing. And its a needlessly irritating, tiring and time-wasting way to work, especially if you are working on a complex drawing that has to have the right dimensions and spacings. I am not a developer, so it is my hope that this seemingly minor (and quite consequential) bug would be fixed sometime soon. If OpenOffice Draw added an embedded command line interface (see qcad to understand what I am referring to) and added a few other things (like a greater range of units), it can be very strong competitor as a 2D CAD tool, which is what most people need. You can even hide this away in a CAD toolbar, so that the business types who use Draw for simple, thematic drawings do not get confused by the default interface. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
