Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 35783
Bad behaviour of scalable brackets with large object
Last modified: 2021-01-15 07:53:43 UTC
As indicated here: http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13426 (with screenshots included), the scalable brackets are very bad displayed when they enclose big objects, like large matrixes
duplicate to issue 31787. *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 31787 ***
Closing duplicate.
Issue 31787 talks about other problem. In fact, the document attached there looks fine for me. Here the problem is about _automatic scaling_ of the brackets: when the brackets grow due a big object inside (like a huge matrix), the rendering of the brackets become ugly. This problem has no relation with showed or not showed borders: the border are ever showed, but looks very bad when the size is big.
Created attachment 18533 [details] A simple example of the brackets behaviour
Ah, now I see, where the problem is. MRU->TL: I don't know if this is your stuff or HDU's. In fact, the brackets shouldn't become more and more bold when the Matrix gets larger.
*** Issue 54184 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
*** Issue 79773 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Still present on OOo 2.4
Regarding rgb's comment that the problem still exists on 2.4 (which I can confirm) - do we need to update the version field which lists this bug as occurring in version 1.1.3 - or doesn't it matter? This is a bad bug for anyone who uses large brackets in openoffice - not many, I'm sure, but I need them and it means that I can't produce professional looking documents. I think it would be a shame if this bug weren't fixed simply because it was listed with the wrong version.
Still present in 3.0.1 and OOO310-m4
I can confirm what rgb said. It is still present in 3.0.1 on Ubuntu Intrepid. Furthermore, while the display is always wring, printing is also sometimes wrong. That is, sometimes one side will print extra fat. I discovered a workaround, but it doesn't always work. That is, use ` or ~ to insert spaces after the widest item in the stack. Sometimes you have to add so many that the formula looks ridiculous. The screen view problem happens regardless of where the formula is. But the printing problem is worse when the formula is in a frame or a table.
Created attachment 61417 [details] The PDF export is also wrong. This PDF shows what I see on screen in 3.0.1.
Created attachment 61418 [details] Ack! I uploaded the wrong PDF. This is what I see on screen.
This issue presists in OOo 3.1, at least with linux version http://suzelly.opf.slu.cz/~korviny/zzz/ooo/gooo3.1-matice-linux.png, in Windows version are scalable brackets displayed better http://suzelly.opf.slu.cz/~korviny/zzz/ooo/gooo3.1-matice-winxp.png.
*** Issue 66848 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Can't believe that this issue - which renders OO unusable for most maths - has persisted for over a decade!