[Solved] Bitmaps in Draw
[Solved] Bitmaps in Draw
Is it possible to edit the standard bitmaps that come with Draw? I can't find where they are stored, which would be the first step. Any guidance will be much appreciated.
Stuart
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Last edited by Hagar Delest on Sun Jun 28, 2020 5:44 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Bitmaps in Draw
In the OO User Profile you should find a path .../4/user/gallery/
Also in the install directory for OO, a path similar to .../openoffice4/share/gallery/ ...
Also in the install directory for OO, a path similar to .../openoffice4/share/gallery/ ...
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Re: Bitmaps in Draw
Thanks for the quick response. I have looked in the various "gallery" folders but they only seem to contain files ending .sdv and .thm which I can't do anything with. I was assuming that somewhere there would be a sub-folder with a list of .png files with names similar to the descriptions that appear in the Format:Area:Bitmaps listing. I can't even find the OO copies of bitmaps that I have imported via that dialog box. They're obviously well-hidden - which makes me think that they can't be edited.
OpenOffice 4.1.7 on Windows 10
Re: Bitmaps in Draw
Most are not bitmaps as can be seen by stretching them - they scale perfectly without pixelating.
They are vector graphics and stored as .svg files in C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice 4\share\gallery.
Updating will overwrite any changes you make so you are better to add new ones to the gallery folder in the profile.
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They are vector graphics and stored as .svg files in C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice 4\share\gallery.
Updating will overwrite any changes you make so you are better to add new ones to the gallery folder in the profile.
Showing that a problem has been solved helps others searching so, if your problem is now solved, please view your first post in this thread and click the Edit button (top right in the post) and add [Solved] in front of the subject.
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Re: Bitmaps in Draw
A workaround tip for extract the built-in background images:
Insert one or more of them into a Draw document into the background of some shape. Save it into .odg file format. Close the AOO/LO. Rename the file .zip extension. Unpack the images from the inner directories.
Insert one or more of them into a Draw document into the background of some shape. Save it into .odg file format. Close the AOO/LO. Rename the file .zip extension. Unpack the images from the inner directories.
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Re: Bitmaps in Draw
It wasn't the symbols I was referring to, it was the "bitmaps" as they are called on the Area dialog box tab - i.e. the images for 'stone', 'water', 'mercury', 'wall', etc... I couldn't find any filenames that seemed to refer to these images amongst the obvious symbol ones (circle, arrow, etc...) - but I'll take another look in case I have overlooked them.John_Ha wrote:Most are not bitmaps as can be seen by stretching them - they scale perfectly without pixelating.
They are vector graphics and stored as .svg files in C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice 4\share\gallery.
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Re: Bitmaps in Draw
Many thanks for that suggestion - it was not something that I would have thought to do, and works perfectly of course.Zizi64 wrote:A workaround tip for extract the built-in background images:
Insert one or more of them into a Draw document into the background of some shape. Save it into .odg file format. Close the AOO/LO. Rename the file .zip extension. Unpack the images from the inner directories.
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Re: Bitmaps in Draw
C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice 4\share\gallery\www-back\marble.jpg etc.
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Re: Bitmaps in Draw
That's very helpful.John_Ha wrote:C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice 4\share\gallery\www-back\marble.jpg etc.
It hadn't ocurred to me to look in "www-back" for images But most of the images which appear under Area:Bitmaps are not in that sub-folder; so I'm still none the wiser as to where they may be hiding.
But I now have a work-around (thanks to Zizi64) to extract specific images, so that will do me for the time being.
Thanks to everyone for your help.
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Re: Bitmaps in Draw
Look in all sub folders of C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice 4\share\gallery\ or please give the names of some missing images.stuart299 wrote: most of the images which appear under Area:Bitmaps are not in that sub-folder; so I'm still none the wiser as to where they may be hiding.
Last edited by John_Ha on Sun Jun 28, 2020 4:02 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Bitmaps in Draw
"Brownstone", "Wall", "Gravel" to name just three...
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Re: Bitmaps in Draw
If you open the Gallery (/Tools/Gallery) and select an image in the display, on my computer it gives the address and name of the file containing the image you have selected:
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 on Xubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
Re: Bitmaps in Draw
Yes, but that's not what I'm talking about.
It's the images accessed through the Area:Bitmaps that you can use to fill a shape that I'm trying to locate.
But I have the work around suggested above, and so the "problem" is resolved for me.
It's the images accessed through the Area:Bitmaps that you can use to fill a shape that I'm trying to locate.
But I have the work around suggested above, and so the "problem" is resolved for me.
OpenOffice 4.1.7 on Windows 10
Re: [Solved] Bitmaps in Draw
I have looked into the source code; as far as I can see, the bitmaps are computed from some code sequence, but I stress I am not a C++ or Java programmer.
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Re: [Solved] Bitmaps in Draw
Click HELP in the Bitmap selection dialogue pop-up for much information.
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Re: [Solved] Bitmaps in Draw
I will use Wall an an example.stuart299 wrote:"Brownstone", "Wall", "Gravel" to name just three...
This method avoids the rename/unpack steps, which may be difficult for some people. It saves the Wall bitmap.Zizi64 wrote:Insert one or more of them into a Draw document into the background of some shape. Save it into .odg file format. Close the AOO/LO. Rename the file .zip extension. Unpack the images from the inner directories.
• File → New → Drawing
• Format → Styles and Formatting → Default → Right-click → Modify → Area → Fill → Bitmap → Wall → OK
• Drawing toolbar → Rectangle → Drag inside drawing → Right-click → Convert → To Bitmap
• Right-click the bitmap → Save as picture
The bitmaps are in file config/standard.sob in the user profile. I will guess that "sob" is an acronym for Star Office Bitmaps.RoryOF wrote:As far as I can see, the bitmaps are computed from some code sequence
~ $ cd ~/Desktop/
Desktop $ mkdir Bitmaps; cd Bitmaps
Bitmaps $ unzip -j ~/"Library/Application Support/OpenOffice/4/user/config/standard.sob" "Pictures/*" | tail -n +2
inflating: 100000000000000800000008DD0ADA29.png
extracting: 100000000000005E0000005E1A713443.png
extracting: 100000000000005E0000005E1E2E908A.png
extracting: 100000000000005E0000005E399CADCB.png
inflating: 100000000000005E0000005E4FF81E94.png
inflating: 100000000000005E0000005E5B963AC0.png
extracting: 100000000000005E0000005E60E90F8C.png
inflating: 100000000000005E0000005E71533790.png
inflating: 100000000000005E0000005E771798E6.png
inflating: 100000000000005E0000005E7FDCEED9.png
inflating: 100000000000005E0000005E9146F0E7.png
extracting: 100000000000005E0000005EA38222DC.png
extracting: 100000000000005E0000005EABCB7412.png
extracting: 100000000000005E0000005EAD372462.png
extracting: 100000000000005E0000005EB30A7831.png
inflating: 100000000000005E0000005ECD3186FD.png
inflating: 100000000000005E0000005ED0E4C6B8.png
inflating: 100000000000005E0000005ED5F5C24A.png
inflating: 100000000000005E0000005EDF9FDE90.png
extracting: 100000000000005E0000005EF7C28CD5.png
inflating: 10000000000000B4000000876EF466FB.png
Wall is the last file in the list above.Bitmaps 82 $ unzip -p ~/"Library/Application Support/OpenOffice/4/user/config/standard.sob" Content.xml |
tidy -q --input-xml y --indent-attributes y
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ooo:bitmap-table xmlns:office="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:office:1.0"
xmlns:draw="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:drawing:1.0"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
xmlns:ooo="http://openoffice.org/2004/office">
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Empty"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000000800000008DD0ADA29.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Sky"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000005E0000005E71533790.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Aqua"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000005E0000005EA38222DC.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Coarse"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000005E0000005E9146F0E7.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Space"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000005E0000005EAD372462.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Metal"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000005E0000005EB30A7831.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Wet"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000005E0000005E4FF81E94.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Marble"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000005E0000005E60E90F8C.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Linen"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000005E0000005EABCB7412.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Stone"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000005E0000005E771798E6.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Space Metal"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000005E0000005E399CADCB.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Pebbles"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000005E0000005EDF9FDE90.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Wall"
xlink:href="Pictures/10000000000000B4000000876EF466FB.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Red Wall"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000005E0000005E1E2E908A.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Pattern"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000005E0000005EF7C28CD5.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Leaves"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000005E0000005E7FDCEED9.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Lawn Artificial"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000005E0000005E5B963AC0.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Daisy"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000005E0000005ED0E4C6B8.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Orange"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000005E0000005E1A713443.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Fiery"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000005E0000005ECD3186FD.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
<draw:fill-image draw:name="Roses"
xlink:href="Pictures/100000000000005E0000005ED5F5C24A.png"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:show="embed"
xlink:actuate="onLoad" />
</ooo:bitmap-table>
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