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[Issue 128132] New: Would be useful to be able to multiply
overstrike (transparently overlay) a symbol
https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=128132
Issue ID: 128132
Issue Type: DEFECT
Summary: Would be useful to be able to multiply overstrike
(transparently overlay) a symbol
Product: Writer
Version: 4.1.6
Hardware: PC
OS: Windows 10
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: Normal
Priority: P5 (lowest)
Component: formatting
Assignee: issues@openoffice.apache.org
Reporter: lpfeffer@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
Would be useful to be able to multiply overstrike (transparently overlay) a
symbol.
Ideally for an overlay symbol the font type, size and position (under, center,
over the "base symbol") would be specifiable.
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[Issue 128132] Would be useful to be able to multiply overstrike
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Posted by bu...@apache.org.
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--- Comment #9 from oooforum (fr) <oo...@free.fr> ---
If some symbols don't exist, you could create your own font that embed these.
But for me, AutoText as workaround is enough.
A new feature must interest a large number of people.
So you could set back to unconfirmed status and wait if a developer can have a
look.
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[Issue 128132] Would be useful to be able to multiply overstrike
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Posted by bu...@apache.org.
https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=128132
oooforum (fr) <oo...@free.fr> changed:
What |Removed |Added
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Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED
Resolution|--- |WONT_FIX
--- Comment #7 from oooforum (fr) <oo...@free.fr> ---
AutoText can insert some draws and not only text.
So, you can build this kind of symbol.
Remember that is a bug tracking system and not a help desk.
If you have some questions to use such feature, you could:
- read help file (F1 key)
- consult our Wiki or tutorials about this
- go to our forum or users mailing list
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--- Comment #3 from oooforum (fr) <oo...@free.fr> ---
I repeat:
> Please provide a sample document and 2 screenshots to see actual and
> expected behavior.
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[Issue 128132] Would be useful to be able to multiply overstrike
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https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=128132
oooforum (fr) <oo...@free.fr> changed:
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Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED
Resolution|--- |NOT_AN_OOO_ISSUE
CC| |oooforum@free.fr
--- Comment #1 from oooforum (fr) <oo...@free.fr> ---
I don't understand what you means.
Please provide a sample document and 2 screenshots to see actual and expected
behavior.
Once all, set status back to unconfirmed
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[Issue 128132] Would be useful to be able to multiply overstrike
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--- Comment #6 from Larry <lp...@gmail.com> ---
(In reply to oooforum (fr) from comment #5)
> For me, this kind of text can get with AutoText feature.
Can you send a sample with the examples I gave earlier?
Perhaps I misunderstand AutoText. I see it as a shortcut to something that
OpenOffice can do and can't by itself implement typographic effects not
available in OO.
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Larry <lp...@gmail.com> changed:
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Issue Type|DEFECT |ENHANCEMENT
Status|RESOLVED |UNCONFIRMED
Resolution|NOT_AN_OOO_ISSUE |---
--- Comment #2 from Larry <lp...@gmail.com> ---
The idea is to be able to type over (overstrike) a symbol one or multiple times
- showing thew "base" symbol and the overstriking symbols in the same character
position. In such case technically the "cursor" is backspaced after each
overstruck symbol so the next symbol overlays it. This was used in the
1960-s/1970-s with the IBM Selectric Typewriter and other printers to type APL
(a programming language) operators. Such printers had a backspace function
which mechanically backspaced to before the last symbol typed. "Chain printers"
had a similar capability for overprinting - the paper could be prevented from
moving to the next line so characters could be overprinted. One use of this was
to underline or create a "bold" effect.
Imagine say O overprinted with =. The = would be in middle of O. Or S
overprinted with |. That would be similar to a $ sign.
= overstruck by / and then \ would be = with sort of a large X over it.
A more powerful capability would be to say print a small character right over
or under another, similar to the way superscript and subscript is handled, but
right above oir below the base character.
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--- Comment #4 from Larry <lp...@gmail.com> ---
Created attachment 86708
--> https://bz.apache.org/ooo/attachment.cgi?id=86708&action=edit
Sketch of suggested character overstrike capability
Right column after vertical bar shows suggested effect of overprinting
characters to the left.
Please note: this is an enhancement effect and I can't show relevant OpenOffice
screen shots etc. since the suggested capability does NOT exist in OO.
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Larry <lp...@gmail.com> changed:
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Resolution|WONT_FIX |---
Status|RESOLVED |UNCONFIRMED
--- Comment #8 from Larry <lp...@gmail.com> ---
If symbol overstrike would be implemented (a suggested feature) it should be
ability to type the symbols to be overlaid, marking them and invoke some menu
item for OVERSTRIKE. It should NOT be by graphics drawing the effect, which is
very cumbersome and generally not high quality. Also, note that if the
overstrike ability would be implemented as suggested above the composite symbol
could be cast in any supported font, any size, bold italics, underline, etc.
Of course one can "draw" an overstruck symbol set and create for it a font, but
that is not possible for most users.
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--- Comment #5 from oooforum (fr) <oo...@free.fr> ---
For me, this kind of text can get with AutoText feature.
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