Are glue points broken in Draw?

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#1

I can’t believe I even have to ask this.

New laptop running latest version of Win11 and Libreoffice 7.6.4.1. My drawings are a bunch of rectangles, some are connected (think node map or org chart). I noticed that when moving a box the connector didn’t move. Farting around with it none of the glue points seem to work. At all.

I loaded a drawing I made on the old laptop under whatever version it had (maybe a year old), it’s glue points aren’t working either.

I’ve been using glue points for years, if not decades. I’ve gotta be doing something wrong but damned if I can figure out what.

#2

And we can’t either without some sample file.

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#3

I don’t know how to post on the site so it’s an attachment.

map328.odg (27.3 KB)

#4

Click the up-pointing arrow icon, 7th from the left.


I can see Glue Points in the centre of each rectangle and they work OK. I also see in the toolbar that Points is highlighted, not Glue Points which I expected.
The lines are plain lines, not connectors. If I click on them they show Line selected in the Status bar where they should show Object Connectors selected. There is one connector, Shape 73, off the page, possibly a recent addition today?

It might be that your installation of LibreOffice is corrupt and has somehow changed the connectors to lines. I am not sure this can be done accidentally, see Draw: convert line to connector . Saving has cemented that change, I see this one was modified with 7.6.4.1. Even if I open it with older versions the lines are still lines.

Rather than potentially damaging other files, try creating a simple diagram with three connectors. Check if it works and then save and re-open, is it still OK? If not then repeat in LibreOffice Safe Mode, Help > Restart in Safe mode > Continue in Safe Mode

[Edit]
Is it Bug 56959 - libvisio: Draw does not import properly MS Visio connectors ?

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#5

Looks like changing my line to a connector solves the problem. Is there a quick way to change all my lines to connectors?

For background, I first made this some 10-15 years ago. Then when I needed a new one I copied the old one, deleted a bunch of stuff, added new stuff. Lather rinse repeat.

The line off the page is part of my attempt at making a template. I need to start over every 2 years or so, and I only really use draw for the first couple months, then things settle down. So when I need it the most I’ve forgotten everything I learned :frowning:

#6

I unticked Solution in case some clever macro person can help.

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Remember you can keep adding connectors without going back to the toolbar each time of you double click the connector too you want to use.

#7

Technically, your “connecting lines” between boxes are not connectors. They are mere lines. Lines don’t glue while connectors do.

Use the correct “object” if you want a self-reorganising network of shapes.

How to check you have used the proper tools? Click on any “object”. The selection handles display green for ordinary shapes (a line is a basic shape) while those display orange for connectors.

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