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stanman Agent
Joined: Jul 18, 2008 Posts: 13
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:37 am Post subject: 3D-Settings greyed out |
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Dear all,
I created a 3D-object and would like to change the extrusion direction, which should be done through the 3D-Settings tool bar. However, if I select the object and open the tool bar, all icons on the tool bar are greyed out and I can't change anything. Any advice?
Thanks in advance!
Stan |
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narf The Anomaly
Joined: Jan 21, 2007 Posts: 1075
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:17 am Post subject: |
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What version and patch of NeoOffice are you using? Also, what component of NeoOffice are you using?
I tried inserting a 3D object in each of the following components, Writer, Calc and Drawing and was able select Extrusion On/Off in the Drawing Toolbar which activated all the options on the 3D-Settings Toolbar.
I'm running NeoOffice 2.2.4 Patch 2 (found from the following menu item, Help :: About NeoOffice.) Mac OS X 10.4.11 on PPC G4. |
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stanman Agent
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:11 am Post subject: |
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That's odd, because the extrusion on/off button is grey for me, too. I tried it in Impress first, but the same happens in Draw. I'm using NeoOffice 2.2.4 Patch 2 on an Intel 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with Mac OS X 10.4.11.
Could it be related to the Intel version of the software?
Cheers
Stan |
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pluby The Architect
Joined: Jun 16, 2003 Posts: 11949
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:32 am Post subject: |
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It may be a corrupt user preferences file. To test if this is the case, can you try the following steps?:
1. Quit NeoOffice
2. Move the following two folders if they exist (~ means your Home folder):
~/Library/Preferences/NeoOffice-2.2
~/Library/Preferences/NeoOffice-2.1
3. Restart NeoOffice
Does anything change after doing the above steps?
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stanman Agent
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 9:27 am Post subject: |
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Unfortunately, renaming the NeoOffice-2.2 directory did not help. What puzzles me even more is that I observe the same problem when doing it in OpenOffice under X. Since narf was able to do it on a PPC G4, it doesn't look like a general OpenOffice bug, though. Am I doing something wrong?
Here is what I tried:
1. In Impress, insert a rectangle, then right-click, convert to 3D
2. In Impress, make the 3D Objects button visible, then click on this button, insert 3D rectangle.
If I select either the converted rectangle or the 3D rectangle created using the second method, the Extrusion On/Off button stays grey.
Not sure if this is connected, but in writer, I can't even create 3D objects. The 3D Objects button does not appear in the list of buttons that I could make visible and Convert "...to 3D" does not exist in the object options.
Any other ideas?
Thanks for your help!
Stan |
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narf The Anomaly
Joined: Jan 21, 2007 Posts: 1075
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the detailed response Stan. I see now that I was creating a 3D object using a different method. What I did was insert a cube or cylinder from the basic shapes button and then select the Extrusion On/Off button.
I found this OpenOffice.org wiki page which goes into detail about using 3D in Impress much better than I can.
The one note that jumped out at me is that the extrusion button is not available after using "Convert to 3D"
Quote: | You can not apply extrusion to rectangular and oval shapes created using the rectangle and the oval tools respectively. To create a rectangle or oval with 3D effects, select the desired shape from the basic shapes menu. Alternatively, right-click on the object then select Convert > To 3D. Note though that in this case the Extrusion on/off menu will not be enabled. |
The Extrusion button is not available in NeoOffice because it is not available in the underlying OpenOffice.org code.
Let us know if that answers your question.
thanks --fran
(Edited for clarity) |
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stanman Agent
Joined: Jul 18, 2008 Posts: 13
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks a lot, fran!
This did answer my question, indeed. Thanks for doing the research for me. I shall be more precise from the start next time to save everybody's time. (And perhaps read the OpenOffice manual before posting...)
Cheers
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narf The Anomaly
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:12 am Post subject: |
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No worries Stan. I'm also learning to ask the right questions to get to the bottom of the issues quickly.
I'm glad to hear your question was answered.
--fran |
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