Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 51955
Connector's Text has poor position
Last modified: 2010-12-20 18:51:44 UTC
Hello! I suggest the following enhancement: When using connectors, which I want to label with some text, I "suffer" from the fact that the text is not lying on the connector but instead in the middle of the shortest line between the two connected points, i.e. sometimes far away from the path of the connector. I would appreciate if the connector's text would always stick to (and wander around with) the actual path of the connector. Please see the attached gif. The text Q_error belongs to the connector with the red-marked end-points.
Created attachment 27913 [details] Picture with text far from its connector
Reassigned.
!!!!!!!!!!!!! Found a useful workaround, well - it's simple! Just make two connectors, the first one starting from the first point and pointing without arrow to a text-field, then the second connector from the text-field to the second point! Looks nice, see attached gif below.
Created attachment 27914 [details] Workaround, make two connectors with text-field inbetween
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As of 3.2.1, this is still an issue... (OpenOffice.org 3.2.1, OOO320m19 (Build:9505), ooo-build 3.2.1.4, Ubuntu package 1:3.2.1-6ubuntu2~10.04.1)
Created attachment 72786 [details] misplaced connection text in oo 3.2.1
Created attachment 72787 [details] misplaced connection text in oo draw 3.2.1
Use "fontwork"-dialog (not fontwork shape) to make the text follow the line. Use the "text" property to position an horizontal text over the line. It is uncomfortable but not impossible to place the text where you want.
Besides that, this is duplicate to issue 35752. Please move your votes to that issue, I cannot do it for you. *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 3572 ***
Besides that, this is duplicate to issue 35752. Please move your votes to that issue, I cannot do it for you. *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 35752 ***
Other problems with text position are tracked in issue 35747 and issue 60713. No need for another issue.