Bug 129617 - EDITING: Support deleting chart objects in edit mode
Summary: EDITING: Support deleting chart objects in edit mode
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
6.3.3.2 release
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Reported: 2019-12-25 17:35 UTC by Markus Elfring
Modified: 2023-09-12 23:19 UTC (History)
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Description Markus Elfring 2019-12-25 17:35:34 UTC
Description:
I have tried the provided functionality out again together with the software combination “LibreOffice Writer 6.3.3.2-865.16”.

Steps to Reproduce:
Test charts can be easily added.
https://help.libreoffice.org/6.3/en-GB/text/schart/main0000.html

Actual Results:
Diagrams are displayed based on values which were selected before.

Expected Results:
Can it become more convenient to delete diagrams which would not be needed any more?


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No


OpenGL enabled: Yes

Additional Info:
Comment 1 ian 2019-12-28 15:52:27 UTC
Thank you for submitting this bug report. Could you please clarify what you mean by "Can it become more convenient to delete diagrams which would not be needed any more?" Are you having difficulty deleting them or are there any errors that appear?
Comment 2 Markus Elfring 2019-12-28 16:18:25 UTC
(In reply to iantheprogrammer from comment #1)
If I insert a test picture, I can press the key “Delete” and the image object is immediately removed.
But which software behaviour do you expect for a chart object?

May an entry like “Delete” be helpful also in the context menu (and in the main menu “Edit”)?
Comment 3 Markus Elfring 2019-12-28 16:54:33 UTC
(In reply to iantheprogrammer from comment #1)
The “chart edit mode” influences the view for items which can be easily removed (or not).
https://help.libreoffice.org/6.4/en-GB/text/schart/main0000.html#hd_id5631580
Comment 4 Buovjaga 2020-01-22 15:00:13 UTC
Do you mean you want to remove a chart while still editing it? I would not want such behaviour.
Comment 5 Markus Elfring 2020-01-22 15:42:44 UTC
(In reply to Buovjaga from comment #4)
A legend can be removed while the chart edit mode would be active.

Can it be occasionally convenient to delete the whole diagram object directly (even if this mode was accidentally activated)?
Comment 6 Buovjaga 2020-01-22 15:54:44 UTC
(In reply to Markus Elfring from comment #5)
> A legend can be removed while the chart edit mode would be active.
> 
> Can it be occasionally convenient to delete the whole diagram object
> directly (even if this mode was accidentally activated)?

It does not feel right to me. I will ask UX team to judge
Comment 7 Heiko Tietze 2020-01-23 09:59:24 UTC
While in edit mode I wouldn't delete the whole object- it's like cutting the bough you are sitting on. It would also technically be challenging if not impossible.

In normal view mode you get a delete menu item. Either show the Navigator (F5) or the respective deck in the sidebar and look for the new OLE object. Right-click and -> Delete. => WFM