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A vector graphics editor and diagramming tool similar to Microsoft Visio and comparable in features to early versions of CorelDRAW. It provides connectors between shapes, which are available in a range of line styles and facilitate building drawings such as flowcharts. It also includes features similar to desktop publishing software such as Scribus and Microsoft Publisher.

A vector graphics editor and diagramming tool similar to Microsoft Visio and comparable in features to early versions of CorelDRAW. It provides connectors between shapes, which are available in a range of line styles and facilitate building drawings such as flowcharts. It also includes features similar to desktop publishing software such as Scribus and Microsoft Publisher.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice

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How to create a PDF/A from command line with Libre Office Draw in headless mode?

LibreOffice Draw allows you to open a non PDF/A file and export this a PDF/A-1b or PDF/A-2b file. The same is possible from the command line by calling on macOS /Applications/LibreOffice.app/Contents/MacOS/soffice --headless \ --convert-to…
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replace (fix) fonts in LibreOffice Draw after importing PDF

I adapted BASIC macro to Draw but don't understand why it converted fonts only in first page. The code is: REM ***** BASIC ***** https://www.prahladyeri.com/blog/2016/02/ten-libreoffice-macro-recipes.html#searchandrepl Sub replace_letters Dim…
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diagram design with Visio and Open Source

I have different people working on a diagram. One of them draws his diagrams in Visio, the other people use Open Source solutions, such as Dia and Libre Office Draw. Does anyone know in which format they best can import/ export the diagram, so that…
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LibreOffice Draw: making Makro to edit a text field

I wish to make some code to edit the date on a pdf form. (the goal is to make all the forms for a whole year at once) The PDF form is not normally editable, but with LibreOffice draw it can be easily edited. The problem is with LibreOffice Draw that…
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How can I remove the white background layers of a pdf export in google docs / google apps script?

I've got a problem with google apps script / google docs. I wanted to make a addon which adds a watermark to google docs documents with an API. That works fine, but only if I place the watermark in front of the document. If I put it behind the…
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Is there an option to disable drag & drop feature in LibreOffice Draw?

I faced an issue for using LibreOffice Draw. I need to move images between grid points snapping to them. But when I hold the images for more than 1 second, it automatically switched to free transform mode (drag & drop, also the mouse cursor would to…
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Java LibreOffice Draw - Set text of a shape

I'm using Java and the LibreOffice API, and I'd like to draw rectangles and set their names, or put some text fields on them. Drawing shapes was relatively easy, but adding text is really hard. I didn't find any solution, neither in documentation…
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How to draw a Gaussian Curve with LibreOffice Draw?

I would like to draw a Gaussian curve as a vector graphic in LibreOffice Draw. With the "Curve" functions I was only able to get something parabola-like. Has anyone got an idea of how to do the Gaussian? Thank you in advance!
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How to change default arrow size in Libreoffice?

I tried to change default styles (all of them show now 0.2 cm), but arrows (of all types) keep creating with same width as before (0.3 cm). Libreoffice 4.2.8.2.
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Merging two SVG Paths: Open Bezier and Line

The merge portion of my question has been well answered here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/49051988/4272389 which resolved two LineGradients with one line node and the other a path node. In my situation I have an Open Bezier path and a Line path and…
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Set the text of a control via macro in Libre Office Draw

I have designed a document in Libre Office Draw, and now need to personalize it by filling certain controls (mainly labels) with names read from a text file. Reading from a text file was trivial, but am facing difficulties in obtaining a reference…
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Circle not round any more after export in Libre Office Draw

If you draw a circle in Libre Office Draw, you get a perfect circle. However, if you export it with "File -> Export..." and export it as a "Selection" and save it as a .png or .gif picture the right and bottom part of the circle are not round any…
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Export pdf from Draw document with transparency

I use Libreoffice Draw for drawing block diagrams. I export them automatically on the command line using the following command: soffice --headless --convert-to pdf --outdir figures figures_raw/foo.odg However, this does not preserve transparency -…
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