[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 157292] Consolidate Text should maintain vertical placement of lines after consolidation

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157292

--- Comment #10 from Eyal Rozenberg <eyalroz1 at gmx.com> ---
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #8)
> Realistically, no one authoring a document would prepare/place text boxes
> and then choose to consolidate them.

Well, if you could consolidate shapes as well as no-shape textboxes, then - it
does becomes more realistic it might be desirable. Although, granted, in that
case you would probably not care about v-positioning.

>  And other than with import of PDF
> content, concerns for loss of spatial placement/formatting of subsequent
> draw objects is a non-issue.

Hmm... I wonder if there are indeed no other use-cases. That's a pretty strong
assumption. But Ok, I'll grant you this as well.

> So as implemented the utility is intended only for handling import of PDF,
> and as such it is suited to task with needed enhancement to the import
> process to be done for bug 32249

No. Bug 32249 is about making it easier to edit imported PDFs. If, when
consolidating text, you lose the v-positioning, that hinders the editing
process: You either mess up the document, or have to artificially re-position
text to reproduce what you've lost. That's bad.

Plus, once a feature is introduced into LO - it should be implemented properly,
not just to the minimum level at which someone believes that a certain bug
report needs. "Consolidate text", taken unto itself, should, and I would say
must, maintain positioning; and the user may choose to drop this formatting if
they wish.

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