Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 33456
Function [To Next Frame] quirky in Labels document
Last modified: 2013-02-07 22:40:30 UTC
When editing a Labels document, there does not seem to be any way (other than clicking with the mouse) to move easily from frame to frame (label to label) in read/write order (across right, then down). By contrast, one can move from cell to cell in a Table using the Tab key. The navigation function [To Next Frame] (assigned to Shift-F5) moves *down* one frame when the cursor is in a frame on the left of the page (left column) yet moves correctly (down and left) when the cursor is in a frame on the right of the page (right column). Furthermore, the function [To Next Frame] not only moves the cursor but selects the target frame. This makes it impossible (as far as I can tell) to create a macro (and keyboard assignment) that will move from frame to frame without having to click the mouse to deselect the last frame moved into. In summary, I would like some way for the operator to be able to: 1. Type text into a frame (label). 2. Move into the next frame (label) in read/write order with a simple keyboard action (like Tab in tables). 3. Start typing into the new frame (without having to click to type). 4. Etc. Thanks!
As a workaround, you can use (when cursor is in a frame): ESC - Tab - Enter. ESC (selects the current frame) - Tab (selects next frame) - Enter (goes in Text edit mode of currently selected frame). MRU->BH: Writer currently does not suppert a function, which allows to navigate from inside a frame into another frame.
To grep the issues easier via "requirements" I put the issues currently lying on my owner to the owner "requirements".