Suppose I insert an OLE object from an existing file, linking to that file, and then want to switch the link to another file. There is no option for doing that on the OLE object's context menu; nor is it present in the object's Properties dialog. It is possible to make the change via Edit | External Links, but that's insufficient IMHO, plus, that is general dialog for all links.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 133536 ***
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #1) > > *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 133536 *** Heiko, that bug is about a Calc spreadsheet with links within it, embedded into a Writer document. This bug is about any OLE object; and it's not about the inability to update, but the convenience/accessibility of the UI for updating. So, not a dupe.
An image (linked or not) has the option to "Replace" from context menu. We could have a similar option for OLE Objects, possibly named the same, that leads directly to the "Insert OLE Object" dialog. I would prefer this option as a more consistent and more generic solution: - more consistent with images; - more generic as it applies to any OLE object, not exclusively the linked ones. Don't you agree, Eyal?
(In reply to Stéphane Guillou (stragu) from comment #3) I... wonder if changing the link is the same as replacing. I would expect changing the link to have a delayed effect - until the link is updated, and also perhaps to conserve any settings made after object insertion; while "replace" makes me expect that any such setting (e.g. a resize to a fraction of the original size) might be reset. But that is just my intuition.
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(In reply to Eyal Rozenberg from comment #4) > I... wonder if changing the link is the same as replacing. I would expect > changing the link to have a delayed effect - until the link is updated, and > also perhaps to conserve any settings made after object insertion; while > "replace" makes me expect that any such setting (e.g. a resize to a fraction > of the original size) might be reset. But that is just my intuition. Regarding "conserving the settings", the Replace we have for images does that. I tested for size and text wrap settings, for example. No reason why a Replace for OLE objects wouldn't do the same. Regarding having "delayed link update", I find it hard to even imagine a use case. Have you ever wanted to do the following? 1. Insert OLE object 2. Realise it's not the one you wanted 3. Replace the link without updating the displayed contents straight away (why?) 4. At a later time, update the link So if anything needs to be added to context menu, I'd strongly prefer the more generic + consistent solution in comment 3.