Bug 72809

Summary:	The Data Labels in Chart should be possible to reposition (may be by mouse)
Product:	LibreOffice	Reporter:	Krasimir Ivanov <kiv>
Component:	Chart	Assignee:	Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	high	CC:	jmadero.dev
Version:	4.1.3.2 release
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
See Also:	https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42448
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Description Krasimir Ivanov 2013-12-17 20:28:51 UTC

When in pie chart there are many components of data the Data Labels get stitched and one over others. It makes the chart look unacceptable.
The only well working positioning of the Data Labels happen when use the option 'Labels placement - best fit' in Libre Office_3.6.6.2 Calc.

Even in this version these labels are not positioned as expected in other positioning options will be used.
Unfortunately this problem exists in all later versions including Libre Office 4.1.3.2

One simple solution of this problem could be if will be possible to move around the labels and position them freely by hand. This is possible in Microsoft Office and it solves such problems there. Unfortunately in Libre Office it is not possible to reposition the Data Labels after the chart is created.

My suggestions are: 
1. To make possible for the users to freely move the position of the Data Labels in charts.
2. Also it will be great if developers could make the option 'Labels placement - best fit' work again like in the Libre Office_3.6.6.2 Calc.

I am adding a zip file including some examples with this problem.

Comment 1 Joel Madero 2013-12-21 02:36:13 UTC

Thank you for reporting this enhancement request! I can confirm that this is a valid enhancement request on:
Version: 4.3.0.0.alpha0+Build ID: daa57a101a20e0b37db7090796ad002b8d192b9b
Date:   Sun Dec 15 23:07:57 2013 +0100 
Platform: Ubuntu Linux 13.10 x64
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As I've been able to confirm the enhancement request I am marking as:

New (confirmed)
Enhancement
High - Seems quite useful for anyone using charts to be able to move labels freely


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