Hi Drew, Thank you, I finally got it working under Linux by adding a couple of extra steps in the image properties:
* Uncheck keep ratio. * Reset to original size Best Regards Dave On 30.05.2019 04:50, Drew Jensen wrote: > Oops - I had to go play around and add that sound file! rendered one image > with half the screen capture gone and uploaded that, so that link is no > good. > The full 3 minutes of riveting video is here instead > https://youtu.be/xzq7VI0hrYQ > > On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 11:36 PM Drew Jensen <drewjensen.in...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Howdy Dave, >> >> OK Yeah, it is a bit of a pain now isn't it. >> >> Did a screen capture.. here it is https://youtu.be/1HrKJSrn7bU >> >> Somebody should see if the first problem, start of the video, is already >> in the issue tracker ;-) >> >> Drew >> >> On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 8:33 AM Dave Barton <da...@libreoffice.org> wrote: >> >>> Yes, creating the frame and inserting an image into it is a partial >>> workaround, but it is not they way OOo and earlier versions of LO >>> worked, even if anchoring was not always great. >>> >>> Inserting the image into the frame is fine, but the auto-generated frame >>> around the inserted caption still cannot be resized. >>> >>> I have tried just about every possible alternative to do what is the >>> easiest thing in the world to do with AOO. >>> >>> Tested with 6.2.4.2 and 6.3alpha under Windows 7, 8.1 & 10 both 32 & 64 >>> bit. 6.2.4.2 64bit on Linux kernel 5.2 & 4.20 Haven't had time to test >>> on macOS, but wouldn't expect any different result. >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> >>> On 29.05.2019 12:38, Dan Lewis wrote: >>>> I have the same results as Drew. I am using LO 6.2.4.2 from our LO >>>> website. O/S: Ubuntu 18.04. I too opened a new Writer window, added a >>>> frame, and inserted a screenshot into it. >>>> >>>> Dan >>>> >>>> On 5/28/19 11:54 AM, Drew Jensen wrote: >>>>> I'm just not having the problems you are with images, in fact it >>>>> seems to >>>>> be working much better for me now then it ever did before. >>>>> >>>>> As for the autosizing option, I just did that with a blank document, >>>>> inserted image in a frame and the option is there. >>>>> Using Version: 6.2.5.0.0+ >>>>> Build ID: 23ccf16e9e86ecc64367f41f4df695d0a6926d72 >>>>> CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 4.15; UI render: default; VCL: kde5; >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 11:41 AM Dave Barton <da...@libreoffice.org> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks Drew, >>>>>> >>>>>> Yes, that was the bug and linked blog from where I picked up that " >>> TDF >>>>>> put up a tender to improve the situation with image handling". >>>>>> >>>>>> I can't believe this obviously broken code got past alpha and finished >>>>>> up in a release. >>>>>> >>>>>> Unfortunately, your steps do not work for me. The image properties >>>>>> dialog offers "relative to", but there is no "autosize" option. I have >>>>>> seen the "autosize" option when editing previously inserted images, >>> but >>>>>> not on a first insert. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best Regards >>>>>> Dave >>>>>> >>>>>> On 28.05.2019 15:38, Drew Jensen wrote: >>>>>>> Howdy, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Comments inline >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 10:13 AM Luke (gmail) < >>> luke.kend...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Neither. I believe Writer's handling of images is astonishingly >>>>>>>> buggy, >>>>>>>> and has been for many years. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I draw your attention to >>>>>>>> https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47148 and also >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> There was a great of deal of coding changes dealing with image >>>>>>> handling >>>>>> in >>>>>>> the 6.1 release cycle. >>>>>>> You find the meta issue for known issues related to that work here: >>>>>>> https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116280 >>>>>>> Then of course there are still some issues open on the meta issue >>>>>>> 47148 >>>>>>> referenced above. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That said I am able to resize a frame without resizing an image in >>> the >>>>>>> frame, but that is not the default behavior. To do so first I need to >>>>>>> select the image, open the context menu 'properties' and on the >>>>>>> first tab >>>>>>> of the property dialog under 'size' ensure that 'autosize' and >>>>>>> 'relative >>>>>>> to' are not selected. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best wishes, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Drew >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/The-mysteries-of-positioning-pictures-in-LibreOffice-OpenOffice >>>>>>>> luke >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 28/5/19 11:23 pm, Dave Barton wrote: >>>>>>>>> I have just run into an issue I don't recall having encountered >>>>>>>>> previously. After inserting a small PNG image and adding a >>>>>>>>> caption, I >>>>>>>>> want to increase the width of frame without resizing the image. I >>>>>>>>> have >>>>>>>>> tried several different combinations of anchoring the image and >>>>>>>>> frame, >>>>>>>>> but nothing prevents the image being resized in the same ratio as >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> frame. >>>>>>>>> Another odd-ball situation I found is that changing the anchoring >>> of >>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> image causes it to disappear and the input jumps to the end of the >>>>>>>> document. >>>>>>>>> Has something changed in Writer's image handling in recent >>>>>>>>> releases, or >>>>>>>>> am I doing something wrong. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Dave >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe e-mail to: >>>>>> documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >>>>>>>> Problems? >>>>>>>> >>> https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >>>>>>>> Posting guidelines + more: >>>>>> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >>>>>>>> List archive: >>>>>> https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ >>>>>>>> Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy >>>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> To unsubscribe e-mail to: >>>>>> documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >>>>>> Problems? >>>>>> >>> https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >>>>>> Posting guidelines + more: >>>>>> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >>>>>> List archive: >>>>>> https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ >>>>>> Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy >>>>>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe e-mail to: >>> documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >>> Problems? >>> https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >>> Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >>> List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ >>> Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy >>> -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
