To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=51910 Issue #:|51910 Summary:|Page background image only extends to text area Component:|Word processor Version:|680m113 Platform:|PC URL:| OS/Version:|Windows XP Status:|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard:| Keywords:| Resolution:| Issue type:|DEFECT Priority:|P3 Subcomponent:|formatting Assigned to:|mru Reported by:|ntsiebel
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Jul 13 11:23:03 -0700 2005 ------- In OOo Writer one can define a page background image/colour by entering the Format->Page menu and then setting the option Background->As Graphic, then Browse... and selecting a file. This is a good option e.g. when a watermark or page frame (for decoration) is desired. Similarly, this works for page background colours. However, there is a problem: The background image/colour really is a text area background, not a page background. It does not extend into the margin (as set in Format->Page...->Page->Margins). This most probably was not intended. Watermarks, page colours, and most importantly frames/border decorations need to be defined on the page, not within the text area only. Otherwise a frame will not frame the text but drawn over/under it. These are temporary workarounds for the problem in the page setup if someone wishes to have a page background, e.g. a decorative frame around the text: 1 - set page margins to 0pt, then enable drawing of Format->Page...->Borders, set Spacing to Contents to the previous values of Margins. Problem: the border will be drawn with a colour, not transparently. This is a problem for some printers. 2 - insert the background image via Insert->Picture, anchor it to the page and have it fill out the whole page area. Set option Wrap->Wrap Through to have text inside the image. Problem: One cannot select text within the page via mouse clicks anymore :-( Any mouse click (left button) will select the image, instead of placing the text cursor. Maybe the most backward-compatible type of fix would be to make this an option? However, the default for a page background should be to extend to the whole page... --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
