On 10 Aug 2008 at 21:13, Louis-H Desouvrey wrote:
...
> Let's me clarify. When I am in OOo Writer, I can't insert a formula into 
> a text box (created by clicking the T button in the Draw toolbar...). As 
> you put it, the option Insert > Object > Formula is greyed out. Copy and 
> paste are greyed out as well.
> In OOo Draw this option is enabled (i.e., it is not greyed out), but I 
> can't group a formula with other drawings (a line, a triangle, etc.). 
> XP-SP2,OOo 2.4.1.

Perhaps I misunderstand, but you seem to want a floating entity 
containg some text, and within that entity, you want a formula 
object. AFAICS the only way to achieve that is within Writer - make a 
/frame/ (Insert | Frame) and put your text within it, and you'll find 
you can also - within that frame - do an Insert | Object | Formula. 
The inserted formula is then truly within the frame, and can be 
anchored or wrapped as any other object. (You can also flow text 
between such frames, btw.)

A text /box/ is a different sort of beast but available within Draw 
and Writer. As you remark, Insert|Object doesn't work in Writer while 
the cursor is within a text box. If you use it in Draw to attempt to 
insert something in a text box, you get an independent object, not 
attached to the text box at all. I suspect this isn't what you want.

Incidentally, it does seem possible to group (in Draw) a formula 
object with other things. Try putting a formula and a graphic onto 
the page, then use the cursor to drag a large selection box round 
both, for example. Both will be selected, and can be, for example, 
grouped together or aligned. (This won't work in Writer, however.)

Hope this helps. If not, perhaps you could clarify what you're trying 
to achieve on the page - there may be a totally different approach.

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