[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 122750] Why was SVM removed from Export?

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=122750

Frank Zimmerman <fz1844 at gmail.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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         Resolution|---                         |WORKSFORME
             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED

--- Comment #4 from Frank Zimmerman <fz1844 at gmail.com> ---
Regina,

Thanks for the detailed explanation.

I have tested out the options you mention, and they DO work. Probably the best
step in my case is to do:

1. In LO Draw: Ctrl-A to select the whole drawing
2. Right-click, Convert->to Metafile
3. Ctrl-C to copy the drawing
4. In LO Writer: Ctrl-V to paste the drawing.

This transfers the SVM file (created in Step 2) into the Writer document, and
saves me all the export/import to/from non-perfect formats. And, by unzipping
the Draw file resulting from Step 2, or the Writer file resulting from Step 4,
I can get to the SVM if I need it.

So thanks very much for the solution.

I have to say though, that in the bug you mentioned, removing SVM was not part
of the original proposition, but added by someone as a side-comment. It's a
shame it was not kept, as it is a reliable format for transferring between LO
components.

I also question the philosophy of your statement, "Format SVM is a
undocumented, proprietary format, and such should not be used for storing." We,
the end-user, should not use it, but the program uses it internally? Why
shouldn't we use it, if it works better than any other export format? It may
not be apparent to all end-users that you can do the "convert to metafile,
copy/paste, instead". Why shouldn't there be more than one way to "skin a cat"?

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