> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Lewis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 4:27 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [users] Re: Real time position display
> 
> On Wednesday June  13 2007 6:19 pm, Singh wrote:
> > Paul wrote:
> > >> Does OpenOffice Draw have a real time position display on the 
> > >> statusbar that indicates the current x,y position of the cursor 
> > >> like many CAD programs do ?
> > >>
> > >> If so, how do I enable it ?
> > >
> > > It should appear on the status bar down the bottom of the screen.
> > > If you cannot see if click on view > status bar to enable it.
> > >
> > > /paul
> >
> > No, it does not. What I see are static coordinates of the selected 
> > shape. Not the real time coordinates of the cursor itself 
> (real time 
> > => they respond to your moving the cursor around, whether 
> or not any 
> > shape is selected). These are two very very different things.
> 
>      What version of OOo are you using? What OS?
>      I ask these questions because I have exactly what you 
> want on the Status bar of OOo when in Draw. When I move the 
> cursor, the coordinates also change. I could send you a 
> screenshot is you prefer to show you.

I am using 2.2 on WinXP and those coordinates change on random when I
move mouse - I can move, stop, move, stop and they do not change, but
then move it out of drawing area and they will suddenly change. Draw
definitely has either bug or usability problem in this area.

Regards,
Kirill Palagin.

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