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------- Additional comments from mj...@openoffice.org Sun Jun 6 07:13:43 +0000 2010 ------- I used OpenOffice.org 3.2.0, OOO320m12 (Build: 9483). Windows XP Professional with SP 3. o I was unable to replicate the problems related to sub/superscript using the short cut keys or the menu. o I also did not see any non-displayable or underlined characters while sub/superscripting as was reported in the original report. o I was able to sub/superscript without any problems. However, I was able to replicate the copy problem regardless of whether the menu was used or the short-cut keys “the menu does not keep the attribute but leads to an adaption of the positioning of the characters where they have been copied”. The critical condition, however, appears to be the state of the document into which the text is copied. Test A - Here are the steps I used: 1. Type: ‘E=MC^2’ and then return/new line. With the cursor in the new line, access Format > Character > Position. Note that the new line retains the ‘Superscript’ position. 2. Copy ‘E=MC^2’ to the new line. Anything pasted into the document at this point assimilates the formatting rules in effect (superscript) and the original formatting associated with the copied item is “lost”, so E=MC^2 is rendered as: ^E=MC2 (i.e., all super-scripted) If the user changes the character formatting for the new line to ‘Normal’ prior to pasting the text, it “works” and the pasted text is rendered as: E=MC^2. Test B – Here are the steps I used: 1. Type: ‘^1 This is a footnote.’ (only the '1' is super-scripted) and then return/new line. With the cursor in the new line, access Format > Character > Position. Note that the new line retains the ‘Normal’ position. 2. When I copy the footnote, it is rendered as: ‘1 This is a footnote.’ (All Normal). This seems to indicate that what drives the behavior here is not the sub/superscripting, but the state of the document where the text is pasted. This appears to be a bug, not an enhancement. My argument is based on the following information: o The OO documentation does not directly address the situation except to say that when “Text is selected: Copies the formatting of the last selected character and of the paragraph that contains the character.” I interpret this to mean that the paste behavior is determined by the last selected character. o I looked at Microsoft Word 2003 (11.8313.8221) SP3. It also retains the formatting associated with the last character when going to a new line (Format > Font: Effects). So in the E=MC2 example, the Font Effects indicate superscript. However, Word always retains the copied formatting regardless of the formatting that applies in the area of the document where the text is pasted. That is, when I duplicate my tests from OO in Word, I see: o E=MC2 rendered as E=MC2, and o 1 This is a footnote. rendered as 1 This is a footnote. While the copying of sub/superscripted text seems to work as documented, I think this is a bug for two reasons: 1. As a user, I expect text formatting to be retained when text is copied or cut (that is what ‘Copy’ means, isn’t it?). 2. Other applications (I tried Word) manifest the behavior I was expecting. If I see this application as one of my competitors, I would take this under serious consideration. Based on the observed behavior, the Bug Summary should be changed to “Copied/Cut text loses position formatting on Paste”. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
