<html> <head> <base href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/"> </head> <body> <div> <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_NEW " title="NEW - EDITING: Selecting multiple draw objects should show (unselectable) handles for all objects" href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=74364#c9">Comment # 9</a> on <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_NEW " title="NEW - EDITING: Selecting multiple draw objects should show (unselectable) handles for all objects" href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=74364">bug 74364</a> from <a class="email" href="mailto:bauer.klaus.dieter@gmail.com" title="Klaus <bauer.klaus.dieter@gmail.com>"> Klaus</a> <pre>(In reply to Regina Henschel from <a href="show_bug.cgi?id=74364#c7">comment #7</a>) > Press F8 or the icon "Points" (which are toggles) to switch to point mode to > get the same view as in Microsoft Office. I do not see, what should be > enhanced beyond. Besides that, the count of selected objects is shown in the > status bar in Draw/Impress. The count doesn't really help the issue. The usability question usually isn't "how many elements are selected" but "which of the elements are selected?". Furthermore, by requiring looking away from the canvas, it affects the work-flow negatively, even for cases where it provides sufficient information. Thank you for the F8 hint however; It mostly solves the issue for me. It is a rather non-obvious solution though. Had I merely read about it somewhere, I would probably forget about it after a while and other users won't think of it at all. The net effect is that the selection highlighting looks *by default* inferior to comparable software. Such details create a feeling of "being less productive than one could be", so they shouldn't be taken lightly.</pre> </div> <hr> You are receiving this mail because: <ul> <li>You are the assignee for the bug.</li> </ul> </body> </html>