on 03 Dec 2015 15:39:42
Please consider adding functionality to give the report author more control of shapes, textboxes and images. This functionality might include grouping, disabling selection, etc.
This would enrich the options for organizing data onto the report page and will remove all those unnecessary grey lines and rectangles that the user sees when hovering over the controls
Administrator on 10 Jun 2021 18:29:05
Several of these items have been implemented - including grouping, editing interactions, new shapes, etc.
- Comments (66)
RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images
Very necessary. Not many implementations where users would need to manipulate background shapes.
RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images
Oh good god, I can not believe this is not implemented yet. It is like the 50% of the expected behaviour of a shape.
RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images
Agree
Makes the report unusable as the end user press the sahpe by mistake , bringing it to front and than calls me annoyed that his slicers are gone
RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images
Definitely need this, as I use shapes to make my report look polished. Users keep on selecting the shapes by accident and it is pretty annoying.
RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images
This would be really helpful for a more flexible page design. Maybe a FOCUSABLE = [Yes|No] flag in shape elements would do the job.
RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images
It's maddening when users can click background shapes and they take priority over actually useful objects, like slicers.
RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images
'+1
RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images
I would definitely like more control over the front/back ordering of objects and selection. It would be nice to be able to lock front to back ordering which would stop them comiong to the front when accidentally selected and blocking other objects.
RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images
My clients find it super annoying when they click on the background (which is a shape) and it covers all of the visualizations and slicers. Add the ability to disable selection of items.
RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images
There should be an option to make text boxes, images and shapes especially, non-selectable at least!
I use shapes throughout reports, mostly lines to separate filter panes, and rectangles to create colouration differences. However a user can click a line or rectangle (which automatically brings the element to the front) and it completely covers the visualisation.