Is there a limit to the number of layers in a Writer Doc

[Chris Sherlock]

I’ve just seen on IRC that there is at least one known issue with z-ordering already logged in bugzilla:

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=84127 

Fernand, the bug report is sort of long, but does this look like it could be a similar issue?

What would be *really* helpful is an exact set of steps to reproduce the problem, but I know that’s sometimes quite difficult to get hold of. :-)

Maybe some sort of test matrix of actions needs to be put together, though this could get too large to manage after a certain number of objects and actions moving the objects backwards and forwards occur. 

Chris

> On 7 Jan 2016, at 10:51 AM, Chris Sherlock <chris.sherlock79 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hey guys, cc’ing in the mailing list :-)
> 
> FWIW, can any developer point to the location of code that handles z-order within Writer drawings? I’m curious now myself!
> 
>> On 7 Jan 2016, at 3:54 AM, SOS <sos at pmg.be> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> On 6/01/2016 17:35, Chris Sherlock wrote:
>>> This is most certainly a bug. But are you saying this occurs because of the number of times you bring an object forward and backwards,
>> using "Bring to Front " and using "Send to Back"  never gives problem ( i suppose using only 2 layers)
> 
> If it’s possible to locate an exact set of steps the users uses to get the problem, that would be very helpful :-)
> 
>> only when the user uses "Bring Forward" or "Send Backward" to match the problems occur
>>> or are you saying the document has lots of layers and you then seem to see the issue?
>> we do not  can see how many layers there are used
>>> 
>>> Do you have an example document?
>> i probably can find one or we trie to reproduce one. Can I send it to your mail adress ?
> 
> If it’s a confidential document, it’s best not to send to me. I’m not entirely certain how The Document Foundation handles confidential documents. Perhaps Michael Meeks or one of the more experienced devs might be able to help out.
> 
> If the document isn’t confidential, attach it to a bug report. 
> 
> To log a bug, the location is https://bugs.documentfoundation.org 
> 
> I would suggest creating an account for each member of your organization, and if you need updates and you have a central email address add that the CC list in bugzilla. If you get stuck with bugzilla, feel free to email me off list and I’m happy to assist.
> 
> Chris
> 
>>> 
>>> Chris
>>> 
>>>> On 7 Jan 2016, at 2:16 AM, SOS <sos at pmg.be> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Different objects (Images , Shapes...) can been moved (Arranged) back en forward in a Writer Doc.
>>>> 
>>>> Bring to Front
>>>> Bring forward
>>>> Send Backward
>>>> Send to back
>>>> 
>>>> Our editors are some times confronted with a situation where Writer (after saving and reopening) lost the saved position (layer) of some objects.
>>>> When using multiple times "Bring Forward" or "Bring Backward" Writer seems to lose control over the layers, on screen it looks  correct but after saving and reopening some objects are moved to a wrong layer.
>>>> As a workaround and to repair ,we advised only to use "Bring to Front" and "Send to Back" who  limits the number of used layers.
>>>> So:
>>>> Is there  a limit on the used layers who can been saved?
>>>> If there is a limit, then a warning is needed to avoid the loss of layers.
>>>> Is it a  bug who must been reported ? but who is very hard to reconstruct because we never could lay the finger on the real problem, to many objects or to many layers ?
>>>> 
>>>> Greetz
>>>> 
>>>> Fernand
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