Problem description: When making a chart and adding a textbox inside, it is not possible to use the classic format buttons for the text ("font name", font size, bold, italic, etc.) to the format toolbar. It is possible to add those commands, but they remain greyed while editing the text box. Formatting *is* possible through right-click - >character, or adding the "Character" button to the toobar. But not allowing to edit text direct from the toolbar is quite annoying. Besides, any other LibO app allows to format textboxes through its format toolbar Steps to reproduce: 1. Open Calc, make a chart (any) 2. Add a text box and edit it adding any text. Current behavior: 1. "Font name", "font size" nor any other typical format options doesn't appear appear automatically in format toolbar for editing text (IMHO it should). 2. Adding any of this commands to format toolbar is possible, but they remainsgreyed, not even displays the name of the font. Expected behavior: Formatting textboxes inside charts should be as easy as in any other LibO app.
It's possible now on LO 4.0.4.1 (Win7 32bit) right-click Title/Subtitle > Format Title/Subtitle Perhaps I misunderstood, please give more detailed steps
(In reply to comment #1) > It's possible now on LO 4.0.4.1 (Win7 32bit) > right-click Title/Subtitle > Format Title/Subtitle > > Perhaps I misunderstood, please give more detailed steps Hi Ign. Of course, you can format it, I stated that in the bug report. Besides what I'm reporting doesn't work for native chart titles (bug 39052) like chart title, what I'm reporting is that it is not possible to edit drawn textboxes (through Draw toolbar in Calc) only with the format toolbar. For example, first screenshot shows Draw, with a textbox. Look at the format toolbar: there are many text commands: font name, bold, italic, centered, right... etc. This is shown in screenshot 1. When adding a textbox inside Calc (or other LibO app), this commands works as expected, as shown in screenshot 2. A textbox created with the same tool is not format-able through toolbar commands inside any chart. This is shown in screenshot 3. Adding one step more for clarifying: ------------------------------------------------ Steps to reproduce: 1. Open Calc, make a chart (any) 2. Add a text box and edit it adding any text. 3. Try to edit the format of the text using *toolbar commands*, as in any other LibO app. Current behavior: 1. "Font name", "font size" nor any other typical format options doesn't appear appear automatically in format toolbar for editing text (IMHO it should). 2. Adding any of this commands to format toolbar is possible, but they remains greyed, not even displays the name of the font (as shown in screenshot 3). ----------------------------------------------- Is it better now? :-)
Created attachment 80617 [details] 1) text toolbar in Draw
Created attachment 80618 [details] 2) Text toolbar working 0K in Calc
Created attachment 80619 [details] 3) Text toolbar in Chart
Hello Francisco I see..text box in chart can't be edited using 'Text Formatting' toolbar. Though it can be edited with double-clicking text box > mark the texts > right-click > Character. Is that what you mean?
(In reply to comment #6) > Hello Francisco > > I see..text box in chart can't be edited using 'Text Formatting' toolbar. > Though it can be edited with double-clicking text box > mark the texts > > right-click > Character. Is that what you mean? Oh, yes. But more presicely "text formating commands", because that toolbar doesn't exist. I created it adding those commands, but you could add any of them, to any toolbar, and they wont work. Now, I think it's more a "usability" issue rather "formating"... am I right?
> Now, I think it's more a "usability" issue rather "formating"... am I right? I think so :) Lets mark this New enhancement, should we?
(In reply to comment #8) > > Now, I think it's more a "usability" issue rather "formating"... am I right? > I think so :) > > Lets mark this New enhancement, should we? It's 0K for me.
It's been like this since before the existence if LibO.
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How do you add a text box inside a Chart? I mean, does "inside" mean something special? Just drawing one on top of a chart, it works fine to format text via the toolbar. Arch Linux 64-bit Version: 24.2.2.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 420(Build:2) CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 6.8; UI render: default; VCL: kf6 (cairo+wayland) Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI.UTF-8); UI: en-US 24.2.2-2 Calc: threaded
With bug 39052 now fixed, it is possible to change the character formatting of chart elements like titles. However, if one inserts a text box by copying it from outside the chart and pasting it inside the chart, or by using the Drawing toolbar, the characters still can't be formatted. Balázs, do you think that could also be done? It makes sense to be able to do the same in text boxes used as annotations anywhere on the chart.
> However, if one inserts a text box by copying it from outside the chart and > pasting it inside the chart, or by using the Drawing toolbar, the characters > still can't be formatted. > > Balázs, do you think that could also be done? > It makes sense to be able to do the same in text boxes used as annotations > anywhere on the chart. Hmm, thats interesting, I thought it has been working even without the fix in https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39052. I tried it and for me it works. I created a shape or textbox outside from a chart, then I add some text, but didn't format anything. Then I copied the textbox/shape into the chart then enter the custom textbox/shape and select a text part then right click Character... option and I can format the text. Or I did something differently?
(In reply to Balázs Varga (allotropia) from comment #14) > > However, if one inserts a text box by copying it from outside the chart and > > pasting it inside the chart, or by using the Drawing toolbar, the characters > > still can't be formatted. > > > > Balázs, do you think that could also be done? > > It makes sense to be able to do the same in text boxes used as annotations > > anywhere on the chart. > > Hmm, thats interesting, I thought it has been working even without the fix > in https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39052. I tried it and > for me it works. I created a shape or textbox outside from a chart, then I > add some text, but didn't format anything. Then I copied the textbox/shape > into the chart then enter the custom textbox/shape and select a text part > then right click Character... option and I can format the text. Or I did > something differently? Or the problem is related that the toolbar option is not working in case of custom chapes/textboxes? In case of chart titles I added the Character... toolbar button in case of the text is formattable. I see now that the newly added Character... toolbar button is not activated in case we enter the custom shapes/textboxes in the chart, only activated in case of chart titles shapes. Probabaly this one can be easily fixed. :)
(In reply to Balázs Varga (allotropia) from comment #15) > (In reply to Balázs Varga (allotropia) from comment #14) > > > However, if one inserts a text box by copying it from outside the chart and > > > pasting it inside the chart, or by using the Drawing toolbar, the characters > > > still can't be formatted. > > > > > > Balázs, do you think that could also be done? > > > It makes sense to be able to do the same in text boxes used as annotations > > > anywhere on the chart. > > > > Hmm, thats interesting, I thought it has been working even without the fix > > in https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39052. I tried it and > > for me it works. I created a shape or textbox outside from a chart, then I > > add some text, but didn't format anything. Then I copied the textbox/shape > > into the chart then enter the custom textbox/shape and select a text part > > then right click Character... option and I can format the text. Or I did > > something differently? > > Or the problem is related that the toolbar option is not working in case of > custom chapes/textboxes? In case of chart titles I added the Character... > toolbar button in case of the text is formattable. I see now that the newly > added Character... toolbar button is not activated in case we enter the > custom shapes/textboxes in the chart, only activated in case of chart titles > shapes. Probabaly this one can be easily fixed. :) Yes, see: (In reply to Francisco from comment #0) > Formatting *is* possible through right-click - >character, or adding the > "Character" button to the toobar. But not allowing to edit text direct from > the toolbar is quite annoying. Besides, any other LibO app allows to format > textboxes through its format toolbar
(In reply to Buovjaga from comment #16) > (In reply to Balázs Varga (allotropia) from comment #15) > > > Hmm, thats interesting, I thought it has been working even without the fix > > > in https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39052. I tried it and > > > for me it works. I created a shape or textbox outside from a chart, then I > > > add some text, but didn't format anything. Then I copied the textbox/shape > > > into the chart then enter the custom textbox/shape and select a text part > > > then right click Character... option and I can format the text. Or I did > > > something differently? > Yes, see: > > (In reply to Francisco from comment #0) > > Formatting *is* possible through right-click - >character, or adding the > > "Character" button to the toobar. But not allowing to edit text direct from > > the toolbar is quite annoying. Besides, any other LibO app allows to format > > textboxes through its format toolbar Interesting, I can't do that in: Version: 24.8.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 505803e2cb4d60153be2218a17ede8e34d95b42e CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 6.5; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-AU (en_AU.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: CL threaded I tried: 1. Insert chart, stay in edit mode 2. Show Drawing toolbar with View > Toolbars Drawing 3. Use Insert Text Box from toolbar, draw text box in chart, click to edit, add some text, select it, right-click: no "Character" option. Format > Character is grayed out. Character button in Formatting toolbar is inactive. 4. Alternatively, exit edit mode; draw a text box outside chart; insert some text; copy text box; enter chart edit mode; paste; select some of its text > right-click: still no "Character" option. Format > Character still grayed out. Character button still inactive. Are we using the same steps?
> I tried: > 1. Insert chart, stay in edit mode > 2. Show Drawing toolbar with View > Toolbars Drawing > 3. Use Insert Text Box from toolbar, draw text box in chart, click to edit, > add some text, select it, right-click: no "Character" option. Format > > Character is grayed out. Character button in Formatting toolbar is inactive. > 4. Alternatively, exit edit mode; draw a text box outside chart; insert some > text; copy text box; enter chart edit mode; paste; select some of its text > > right-click: still no "Character" option. Format > Character still grayed > out. Character button still inactive. > > Are we using the same steps? Ohh yeah, now I see. It looks like the original (chart title) implementation was affacted on this as well. Probabaly with this patch, https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/167366, it will make available the toolbar Character... format button for custom shapes as well.
(In reply to Balázs Varga (allotropia) from comment #18) > Probabaly with this patch, > https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/167366, it will make available the > toolbar Character... format button for custom shapes as well. I just tested the patch on Ubuntu 22.04 using the gtk3 VCL plugin, it works great! - could format text in shapes and text box drawn inside a chart - could use the context menu, the top menu, the toolbar button - could also do it for a text box copied and pasted from outside the chart - survives save and reload to ODS and XLSX
Balazs Varga committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/654150ffd05f43813332eedb969ab07fffa51b21 tdf#58038 - chart: make available format characters toolbar for It will be available in 24.8.0. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Thanks Balázs! In release notes: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/index.php?title=ReleaseNotes%2F24.8&type=revision&diff=750443&oldid=750442 Verified in: Version: 24.8.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 0dcaff6043e1f24ce0fa354dff80a86e40622247 CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 6.5; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-AU (en_AU.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: CL threaded