Bug 126853

Summary:	Make names of text boxes and other objects easier accessible
Product:	LibreOffice	Reporter:	Andreas Gottardi <andreas.gottardi>
Component:	Writer	Assignee:	Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	dgp-mail
Priority:	medium
Version:	6.3.0.4 release
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Whiteboard:
Crash report or crash signature:		Regression By:
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	103030

Description Andreas Gottardi 2019-08-12 14:57:08 UTC

Description:
Hello,

I wrote a library that can fill odt files with content. Therefor I work with the object ids or object names of text boxes and other elements. Table ids are easy to edit by right click and properties, but for example textbox ids are difficult to find. I use the tabbed bar and have to show the menu first, then select "Format" and open the "Name" dialogue. It would be great if the name would be visible in the properties sidebar or a dialogue window, accessible via "Right-click".

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a textbox in a document.
2. In tabbed view, choose the "Menubar" icon.
3. Select the box and click on "Format"
4. Select "Name" from the menu.

Actual Results:
A quite difficult way to change the name of a box.

Expected Results:
A easier way via Right-click or the properties sidebar.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:

Comment 1 Dieter 2019-08-27 09:36:47 UTC

(In reply to Andreas Gottardi from comment #0)
> Description:
> Hello,
> 
> I wrote a library that can fill odt files with content. Therefor I work with
> the object ids or object names of text boxes and other elements. Table ids
> are easy to edit by right click and properties, but for example textbox ids
> are difficult to find. I use the tabbed bar and have to show the menu first,
> then select "Format" and open the "Name" dialogue. It would be great if the
> name would be visible in the properties sidebar or a dialogue window,
> accessible via "Right-click".

I can see text boxes in the navigator in the sidebar (drawing objects). Does this information solve your problem?

Version: 6.4.0.0.alpha0+ (x64)
Build ID: 3e64065612acec2eb29aa21e2b515953422256d7
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0; UI render: GL; VCL: win; 
TinderBox: Win-x86_64@62-TDF, Branch:master, Time: 2019-08-15_22:57:26
Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: threaded

Comment 2 Andreas Gottardi 2019-08-27 11:43:34 UTC

(In reply to Dieter Praas from comment #1)
> (In reply to Andreas Gottardi from comment #0)
> > Description:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I wrote a library that can fill odt files with content. Therefor I work with
> > the object ids or object names of text boxes and other elements. Table ids
> > are easy to edit by right click and properties, but for example textbox ids
> > are difficult to find. I use the tabbed bar and have to show the menu first,
> > then select "Format" and open the "Name" dialogue. It would be great if the
> > name would be visible in the properties sidebar or a dialogue window,
> > accessible via "Right-click".
> 
> I can see text boxes in the navigator in the sidebar (drawing objects). Does
> this information solve your problem?
> 
> Version: 6.4.0.0.alpha0+ (x64)
> Build ID: 3e64065612acec2eb29aa21e2b515953422256d7
> CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0; UI render: GL; VCL: win; 
> TinderBox: Win-x86_64@62-TDF, Branch:master, Time: 2019-08-15_22:57:26
> Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI-Language: en-US
> Calc: threaded

Thank you for your reply!

I tried out the navigator, but there is no way to rename the item there. I tried it with some shapes and text boxes. I can select them there, pop down the menu, select "Format" - "Name" and then the name can be changed.

I see a few possibilities there: A right click menu point "Rename" which pops open the rename dialog or something similar would be helpful.

Thanks, bye

Comment 3 Dieter 2019-08-27 13:44:50 UTC

(In reply to Andreas Gottardi from comment #2)
> I see a few possibilities there: A right click menu point "Rename" which
> pops open the rename dialog or something similar would be helpful.
> 
> Thanks, bye

=> Duplicate of bug 103216 (Please change it back with a short reasoning, if you don't agree)

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 103216 ***

Comment 4 Andreas Gottardi 2019-08-28 08:09:58 UTC

(In reply to Dieter Praas from comment #3)
> (In reply to Andreas Gottardi from comment #2)
> > I see a few possibilities there: A right click menu point "Rename" which
> > pops open the rename dialog or something similar would be helpful.
> > 
> > Thanks, bye
> 
> => Duplicate of bug 103216 (Please change it back with a short reasoning, if
> you don't agree)
> 
> *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 103216 ***

The mentioned duplicate would solve my problem and would provide a consistent way to rename objects. If that was implemented, it would be great!

My report here can be closed then. Thank you.