Problem with applying text attributes to text shape

ivan_zderadicka · Newbie Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Posts: 2

Hi,

I have a problem with apllining multiple text attribute changes to the text shape (in Impress), which is being actually edited in the application.
Everything works fine when object is just "selected", but when text editing is going on all changes to text attributes done in macro are ignored ( more correctly except last change done in macro, which become visible when text shape is deselected and thus editing is ended).
It looks like the component is not listening to changes done in macro, while it is opened for editing.
My question now is - how to make it listen to the changes? Or other solution would b how programatically change mode of selected text shape from text editing to "normal" selection" and then back to editing (with cursor on the same place as it was before).
Thanks in advance for any ideas.

Kind regards
Ivan

Cybb20 · Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 5:55 am Post subject:

Hi Ivan, I cannot imagine why the format you change via the API should not be staying after the textshape has lost the current focus.
Can you please give some code?

Christian
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ivan_zderadicka · Newbie Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Posts: 2

Here is the code:
Sub changeFont(delta)
doc= ThisComponent
cnt = doc.getCurrentController()
sel= cnt.getSelection()
if isNull(sel) or isEmpty(sel) then
MsgBox "No text shape sellected"
end
endif
pg = cnt.getCurrentPage()
shape = sel.getByIndex(0)

if not hasUnoInterfaces(shape, "com.sun.star.text.XText") then
MsgBox "selected object is not text shape"
end
endif
cur = shape.createTextCursor()
cur.gotoStart(false)

while cur.goRight(1, true)

size= cur.getPropertyValue("CharHeight")
cur.setPropertyValue("CharHeight",(size + delta))
cur.collapseToEnd()

wend
End Sub

But the same afect was when I was trying something more simple - like set CharWeight and CharHeight - only last chage appers if selecdtion is in "text editing" mode, if "normal" object selection is active then everything works fine.

DannyB

gpiroux · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:34 pm Post subject:

Hello...

no new idea ? I have the same problem with OOo1.1.4
Is there the same problem with 2.0 ?

regards, geoffroy

pitonyak · Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:01 am Post subject:

I can only guess as to the problem, but I suspect that it is because the user interface is holding a copy of the properties, which are applied back into the object when the user interface stops editing the object. If nothing else works, I recommend that you try using a dispatch to remove the focus (no, I do not know how to do that) and then try to make your changes. Anything that will cause the UI to refresh AND to remove the focus will probably suffice.
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