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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0010065ScribusGeneralpublic2011-07-07 20:30
Reportermike_p Assigned Tojghali  
PriorityhighSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status closedResolutionfixed 
Product Version1.4.0svn 
Fixed in Version1.4.0svn 
Summary0010065: changing item level in a group causes havoc!
DescriptionWhen I change the level of an item within a group
- The page goes blank
- the item disappears from the outline dialog
- the group's name reverts to it's original name
- a polygon appears in the group (shown in the outline dialog) with the group name
Steps To Reproduce1/ create 4 text frames on a blank new page and add text to each one.

2/ group them.

3/ rename the group

4/ select one of the text frames (I used the outline dialog for this), and try to change the item's level either through the item:level menu or through the properties dialog. (might not happen for the first or last in the group)
Additional InformationHaving tested on 1.4.0rc5 on Windows XP I asked for confirmation in the forum and had a reply from R. Meho to say:
"Recreated on Debian Linux, Scribus 1.4.0rc5. Not only page goes blank, but the PDF output is blank too. Please let devs know about this either by mentioning the issue on mailing list and/or filing a bug report while there's still time."

I have also checked on 1.5.0svn/Ubuntu and found clicking an icon to change level did nothing. ie different behaviour.
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ale

2011-06-22 17:12

manager   ~0026451

if it's easy to solve, it should be solved...

but since there won't be many people changing the name of a group, i'm not sure it's really a urgent bug, one which should block the release of 1.4...

mike_p

2011-06-22 17:47

reporter   ~0026453

"but since there won't be many people changing the name of a group"

the bug doesn't require a change of the group name - just a change of level for an item in the group.

ale

2011-06-23 06:04

manager   ~0026457

i wanted to say that the bug is probably fixed in 1.5 (where we have real groups) but i have to confirm that the bug still happens in 1.5

however, in 1.4 working on elements of groups is not really supported, even if it is possible.

for now you should ungroup, edit, regroup.

i don't think that this bug should block the release of 1.4, since most people won't be aware of the fact that one can indeed edit an element of a group.

i suggest that we should fix this in 1.4.1 or even 1.5.

yes, i feel a need to finally see 1.4 released!
and there are only 36 hours in a day...

ale

2011-06-23 06:05

manager   ~0026458

the other mike says: "Keyboard shortcuts won't work for changing item level within a group."

i can confirm it.

jghali

2011-06-25 13:58

administrator   ~0026476

I hope i fixed most of what was causing the brokenness in 1.4.0svn. However do not expect to be able to change the item order of a group : given how group works in 1.4.0svn, that's just not possible. The fixes i introduced just aim at preserving the integrity of groups.

Feel free to post a feature request for changing the item order inside a group in 1.5.0svn. Now that 1.5.0svn has real groups, that should be technically possible.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2011-06-22 16:29 mike_p New Issue
2011-06-22 17:12 ale Note Added: 0026451
2011-06-22 17:47 mike_p Note Added: 0026453
2011-06-23 06:04 ale Note Added: 0026457
2011-06-23 06:05 ale Note Added: 0026458
2011-06-25 13:58 jghali Note Added: 0026476
2011-06-25 13:58 jghali Status new => resolved
2011-06-25 13:58 jghali Fixed in Version => 1.4.0svn
2011-06-25 13:58 jghali Resolution open => fixed
2011-06-25 13:58 jghali Assigned To => jghali
2011-07-07 20:30 cbradney Status resolved => closed