[Upstream] Can't insert multiple images at once

[Vladimir Hidalgo]

Binary package hint: openoffice.org

In Writer you can't import several images at once with the file selection dialog. You must to add the images one by one, which is clearly an annoying bug for the usability of the program.

Using Ubuntu 9.04 (with IceWM instead of Gnome) and OpenOffice 3.0.1

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: openoffice.org-core 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=es_SV:es
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=es_SV.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: openoffice.org
Uname: Linux 2.6.30-020630rc5-generic i686

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

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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.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

No reference URL.

[Vladimir Hidalgo (vlad88sv)]

In Writer you can't import several images at once with the file selection dialog. You must to add the images one by one, which is clearly an annoy for the usability of the program.

[Vladimir Hidalgo (vlad88sv)]

Tested and upstream referenced.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Vladimir Hidalgo, this is:
- a clearcut upstream issue
- wishlist/feature request unlikely to be fixable with a simple patch
- wont be fixed in libreoffice packaging
Resolving as WONTFIX 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) => WONTFIX

[Libreoffice-z (libreoffice-z)]

I can't see that as a particular WRITER limitaton, with "LibreOffice 3.4.3 RC2 - WIN7 Home Premium (64bit) German UI [OOO340m1 (Build:302)]" it's impossible to insert multiple pictures using the file dialog (does not matter whether LibO or OS).

A simple workaround (at least with win) is to copy / paste or drag and drop multiple pictures from the WIN File Explorer to the document. So I see a low priority for that enhancement request

[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

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[Sasha-libreoffice (sasha-libreoffice)]

in LibO 3.6.0 master filepicker not allows open multiple pictures
change status to New

[Libreoffice-z (libreoffice-z)]

Not only pictures are affected. But do we really need a possibility to insert an objects hodgepodge? May be the limitation is intended?
I see this as a WONTFIX issue

[Vladimir Hidalgo (vlad88sv)]

I think that if for some task that may not benefit from multiple selecting may not offer this multiple selection feature, while task that *do* benefit (as inserting pictures or opening multiple documents at once) may have this enabled.

I don't know the especifics of the widget toolkit you're using, but i guess that it has to have a mechanism to enable/disable multiple selection, which may be used for this.

Also I know it's not only matter of adding that capability to the file selector and I see this bug not as a trivial task, but it's needed for being more user-friendly.

I came across this a lot of times per day (I often need to insert 15 pictures in a document for a weekly report) and something I may do in 3 clicks translates in 45 clicks without this.

[Sasha-libreoffice (sasha-libreoffice)]

@ Vlad
As workaround try open picture in picture viewer, select needed pictures, copy and paste into Writer. At least from Gwenview it works.

[Sasha-libreoffice (sasha-libreoffice)]

*** Bug 48288 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[timur (ba.timur)]

*** Bug 57598 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[timur (ba.timur)]

In Writer we cannot use existing dialog to import multiple images at once. This is something that should work (works in Word like that). There is a workaround to copy / paste or drag and drop multiple pictures from the WIN File Explorer to the document, but, it's not so obvious.

I have additional request. Using Insert-Picture-From File.. we can also insert picture from http://address.com/picture.jpg. But, we should also be able to insert multiple images from multiple addresses, which currently is not possible. I think this could work with some parsing (doesn't work in Word now).

[Julien-t43+freedesktop (julien-t43+freedesktop)]

Same problem with Impress (LO 4.1.5.3, Macos 10.9.2)

Maybe could reuse https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35546