Bug 157881 - Can't change most OLE object properties after insertion
Summary: Can't change most OLE object properties after insertion
Status: RESOLVED MOVED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: UI (show other bugs)
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Inherited From OOo
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
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Blocks: OLE-Objects
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Reported: 2023-10-21 19:12 UTC by Eyal Rozenberg
Modified: 2024-05-06 09:44 UTC (History)
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Description Eyal Rozenberg 2023-10-21 19:12:17 UTC
Suppose I've inserted an OLE object. Now, if I want to:

* Switch from content display to icon display
* Change the icon used for its display

I can't do that from anywhere (AFAICT). And if I want to:

* Change the file the OLE object links to

I can do that via Edit | External Links, but not through the object's context menu.

Speaking of the context menu - it has entries for name, alt text, and interaction - while missing the basic OLE object properties. That feels weird.
Comment 1 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 2023-11-07 23:34:43 UTC
I did:

Open Writer > Insert > OLE Object > OLE Object... > Create from file > Search... > Select an ODS file > Open.
"Display as icon" option is available before pressing OK.

Confirmed that it would be better if we could also switch between Icon and Contents display _after_ it was created.

(In reply to Eyal Rozenberg from comment #0)
> Speaking of the context menu - it has entries for name, alt text, and
> interaction - while missing the basic OLE object properties.

I do have "Properties" in the context menu to open the OLE Object dialog, but can't see Name, Alt Text, Interaction.
Which kind of OLE object exactly did you create?

Version: 24.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 31fb3045dabdb27d913712f3abcade315e3ea9bd
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.15; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-AU (en_AU.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 2 QA Administrators 2024-05-06 03:15:12 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 3 Eyal Rozenberg 2024-05-06 08:30:56 UTC
Let me split this up into separate issues, which I'll try to file with proper reproduction instructions.