Writer does not allow grouping of images

[Michael Nagel]

Binary package hint: openoffice.org-writer

open office writer does not allow to group images together. moreover, it does not even allow to select multiple images at a time.

multi-select and grouping is availabe for all other objects embedded and it should be for images, too.

[Hang Fire (hangfirew8)]

I am having this same problem in 3.2.0 in a document of MS Office origin. I can ungroup a set of Drawing Objects, but I am not allowed to multi-select them in order to group them again. When I SHIFT-click or Ctrl-Click, the new Drawing Object is selected and the previous is unselected. If I cannot select more than one at a time, I cannot Group them.

[Alexander Kreisler (sasha-alexanderkreisler)]

Grouping doesn't work, help instructions incorrect: OpenOffice 3.2.0 Build 9483

- Imported graphics cannot be grouped.
- Helpflie incorrect in as shift-click doesn't do anything.

[Sasha-libreoffice (sasha-libreoffice)]

Often I scan images, put it into document and put on raster images some arrows, other shapes, text. But while further edition image moves in one side and text and arrows in oter. I can not prevent it by grouping because I can not select nor images nor frames for grouping.

I propose new ability:

Grouping raster images with others graphics

Grouping frames with others graphics

In context menu for raster image add option to convert it to rectangle of same size with no borders and with raster image as texture (option Tile set off and option Autofit set on)

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

[This is an automated message.]
There are no new official OpenOffice.org releases in Ubuntu packaging anymore => Won't Fix

If the problem persists, please mark this bug as "also affects project Libreoffice" or "also affects distribution Libreoffice (Ubuntu)" if that has not happened already.

Please leave references to upstream OpenOffice.org bugs in place to allow cross pollination.

[Michael Nagel (nailor)]

I checked using LibreOffice 3.3.3-1ubuntu2 and this bug is present in LibreOffice as well.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Michael Nagel, this is:
- a clearcut upstream issue. Your welcome to send this to the developers of the software by following the instructions at http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport
- won't be fixed in LibreOffice Packaging
Resolving as Won't Fix in LibreOffice Packaging. This does not mean the issue will not be cared about, but if it is cared about (even by Ubuntu/Canonical contributors), it is done upstream at LibreOffice.

libreoffice (Ubuntu) => Won't Fix

[Michael Nagel (nailor)]

I think you cannot even group together two raster images. For example if I start with a blank Writer document, then insert two jpg images via Drag&Drop from the Desktop, I cannot (via means of holding Shift/Ctrl/Alt/something else and clicking) select them both so I can move them both at the same time.
As I cannot select multiple images obviously I cannot group them.

Is this the issue/missing feature you are talking about?

[Sasha-libreoffice (sasha-libreoffice)]

Yes

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

[This is an automated message.]
This bug was filed before the changes to Bugzilla on 2011-10-16. Thus it
started right out as NEW without ever being explicitly confirmed. The bug is
changed to state NEEDINFO for this reason. To move this bug from NEEDINFO back
to NEW please check if the bug still persists with the 3.5.0 beta1 or beta2 prereleases.
Details on how to test the 3.5.0 beta1 can be found at:
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/BugHunting_Session_3.5.0.-1

more detail on this bulk operation: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/RFC-Operation-Spamzilla-tp3607474p3607474.html

[Sasha-libreoffice (sasha-libreoffice)]

remains in LibO 3.5.0 beta 1

[Nicolas-mailhot-laposte (nicolas-mailhot-laposte)]

*** Bug 45787 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Sasha-libreoffice (sasha-libreoffice)]

*** Bug 47056 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Owen-genat (owen-genat)]

*** Bug 50644 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Owen-genat (owen-genat)]

*** Bug 68733 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***