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Re: [office] Text Object position

  • 1.  Re: [office] Text Object position

    Posted 02-27-2004 14:38
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    Subject: Re: [office] Text Object position


    Hi David,
    
    David Faure wrote:
    > I have a suggestion for an improvement in the way we specify the position of 
    > text objects (or even drawing objects in general).
    > What about saving their position (svg:x and svg:y) as redundant information, 
    > for applications that don't implement all the positioning capabilites of e.g. OOWriter?
    > 
    > For instance I saved a text-box with the default settings in OO, and it was anchored
    > to the paragraph, and centered within the paragraph.
    > 
    >   <draw:text-box svg:width="6.786cm" draw:name="Cadre1" fo:min-height="8.652cm"
    >     draw:style-name="fr1" draw:z-index="0" text:anchor-type="paragraph" >
    > 
    >   <style:style style:name="fr1" style:family="graphics" style:parent-style-name="Frame" >
    >    <style:properties style:vertical-pos="top" style:horizontal-pos="center" 
    >      style:horizontal-rel="paragraph" style:vertical-rel="paragraph-content" />
    >   </style:style>
    > 
    > If the application reading this doesn't implement centering of inline elements
    > in paragraphs, the text box will be wrongly placed. Can we specify that the
    > initial application should save the x and y (relative to the page topleft corner),
    > so that less-advanced applications and conversion filters know where to place it?
    
    Until now, I did not find a solution for this issue. I think we should 
    discuss this issue again on Monday.
    
    > 
    > Much like we specified that the number in front of numbered paragraph should be saved,
    > even though it can be in theory recalculated. It removes the need for the reader
    > to implement the full algorithm for numbered paragraphs in that case, or the
    > full layouting algorithm for the text-box case. (Imagine trying to place the above text box in
    > an HTML/CSS export filter).
    
    That's integrated in the latest draft.
    
    > 
    > Michel/Daniel: can OOWriter be changed to save the x and y? :)
    > 
    > Thanks,
    > David.
    > 
    
    Michael
    
    


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