[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 127956] Can't scale Equation Box when typing the equation

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=127956

V Stuart Foote <vstuart.foote at utsa.edu> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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          Component|Draw                        |Formula Editor
             Status|RESOLVED                    |UNCONFIRMED
           See Also|                            |https://bugs.documentfounda
                   |                            |tion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99
                   |                            |792
                 CC|                            |rb.henschel at t-online.de,
                   |                            |vstuart.foote at utsa.edu
             Blocks|                            |39750
           Keywords|                            |needsUXEval
           Severity|normal                      |enhancement
            Version|5.0 all versions            |6.3.1.2 release
         Resolution|DUPLICATE                   |---
                 OS|Windows (All)               |All

--- Comment #2 from V Stuart Foote <vstuart.foote at utsa.edu> ---
Not really true.

When you are entering your formula you are creating a StarMath (sm) syntax OLE
object. The "equation mode" is the OLE linkage to LibreOffice's sm Math formula
editor module.

When you first insert your formula, a default OLE sm object of fixed size is
positioned on canvas--but the formula entry is then performed in the Math
editor

>From Draw or another LO module, you do not graphically control the OLE object,
you can only reposition and anchor it. 

Precise layout of the sm Formulas (composition of it 'nodes') is done from the
Formula editor's Format menu (it is present working in OLE mode or directly in
Math)--setting font, size and spacing for the layout of the fonts. But, simple
scaling of the formulas is done by wrapping them in a size ## { } stanza. ##
pretty much any number.

The rendered size of the OLE on the document canvas will not change until the
OLE is refreshed by returning to the document canvas--Draw in this case. The
OLE object's grips will expand to the new bounds, and the formula can be
repositioned as needed. But in effect you can scale it, just not graphically.

bug 99792 is open to make the OLE grips functional for resize after OLE edits
are complete.

So some question if dynamic resize of the OLE object's frame while entering
formula from OLE mode would really be a good UX.


Referenced Bugs:

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39750
[Bug 39750] [META] General Math formula editor improvements
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