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------- Additional comments from chadle...@openoffice.org Thu May 13 08:17:34 +0000 2010 ------- @jza >From my understanding, the way OOo works overall is that it is a single >unified program with various "modes". Unlike, say Micorosoft Office, which is actually several different programs that are just bundled together. Whether you open Impress or Draw or Writer - the actual program you are opening is the same (OpenOffice.org - staroffice.exe on the Windows task manager, last I checked). What this implies to me, (and, again, I'm no programmer, and I don't know these things for certain), is that they could just "flip a switch" in the code and use the Frames from Writer in the Draw "mode". I'm sure it's a bit more complicated than that - but the idea is that what works in mode A should be able to work in mode B, since it's the same program that's actually running. However, I noticed the differences in the words being used (Text boxes vs. Frames). And that might be the issue. What may actually have to be done is the way Text Boxes work in all the modes would have be redone (so Text Flow would work in Impress or Draw, etc. - and you could use Text Boxes in Writer). That would be a far more difficult task, I imagine, than my previous "flip of a switch". That would, IMHO, be the best solution anyway. To have a unified Text Flow enabled Text Box for any and all the modes. It would really improve OOo, and give it a clear advantage over other office apps. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@graphics.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: issues-h...@graphics.openoffice.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: allbugs-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: allbugs-h...@openoffice.org
