Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 7726
All shape boundary points should optionally work as glue points
Last modified: 2013-02-07 22:39:50 UTC
I miss the ability to enable infinite connection points, that is, to attach a connector to any point of a shape's border rather than only in the predefined connectors. This feature is present at least in SmartDraw
The feature would be very nice even if it was first implemented for boxes and ovals only. I see at least two ways of implementing this: + a mode on/off checkbox in "Edit style" menu (which tab?) + an new "make automatic glue points" action (this could also ask how many points to add) The latter would probably be easier to implement. A hybrid solution might also work - i.e. recreate glue points automatically whenever a shape is edited, according to settings (mode on/off and # of points). ps. please rename the issue "infinite/automatic glue points" or something similar to make searching easier
Modified the summary as requested :-) (and voted for the bug...)
Reassigned to Falko.
Set to "NEW"
You can as many glue point as you like.
closed
Could you fill in some details? Does OOo now automatically create new points when the drawing is being re-layouted (so as to minimize the path lenghts) or how was this resolved?
I think the closer misunderstood the issue. "You can as many glue point as you like" is not an option if you have many objects and a complex layout. You don't want to it manually. The idea was that while currently a connector that is connected to a shape as a whole (as opposed to one explicit glue point) snaps to the nearest glue point, it should instead be able to "snap" to any boundary point automatically. In other words, any boundary point should be able to act as a glue point. See for example: http://iki.fi/elonen/code/sql2diagram-sxd/screenshots/er-cleaned.png It looks quite ugly when the connectors between the ovals and boxes don't flow naturally around the boxes, doesn't it? "Tuotanto" in the middle bottom looks particularily awkward. It clearly calls for a behaviour where the length of the connector is minimized between the two shapes, disregarding the glue points entirely. For the diamonds, however, it probably looks better when the connectors only attach to the glue points.
Created attachment 12062 [details] The bad connector layout example image (one behind the mentioned URL)
FT: Please put this on your evaluation list for OfficeLater. Thx.
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