[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 142233] Handling PDF file source in an ODF section

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=142233

V Stuart Foote <vstuart.foote at utsa.edu> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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     Ever confirmed|1                           |0
             Blocks|                            |113122, 113123
            Summary|Can't insert a PDF file in  |Handling PDF file source in
                   |a section                   |an ODF section
             Status|NEW                         |UNCONFIRMED
           Keywords|                            |needsUXEval
                 CC|                            |libreoffice-ux-advise at lists
                   |                            |.freedesktop.org,
                   |                            |vmiklos at collabora.com,
                   |                            |vstuart.foote at utsa.edu

--- Comment #2 from V Stuart Foote <vstuart.foote at utsa.edu> ---
Not following the work flow.

A PDF can be link inserted into master document--but has no preview, nor page
representation taken from the PDF. PDF will open in Draw when selected from the
master document navigator. Multi-page rendering of the PDF by the Draw import
filters (warts and all as to fidelity to original).

Otherwise PDF pages can be inserted into a defined frame in a section. Or
directly into a section via the Insert -> Image filter with high fidelity.

And, if link inserted into a Writer document as a new section, with Insert ->
Section with Link and a file selection of the PDF, the PDF pages will render as
blank place holder pages--the filter import simply does not render the draw
shapes to VCL canvas within a section (even if selecting the "PDF - Portable
Document Format (Writer) (.pdf)" filter from the file manager).

So note clear what is desired--filter rework to render Draw shape objects to
document canvas within Section, or handling of linked PDF within Master
Document.

Either case rather dubious practice as LibreOffice is not a PDF editor/viewer;
so binding PDF into a master document (to open in LO Draw) is not a reasonable
workflow.

Eventual work on bug 114234 for better handling of multipage document sources,
e.g. PDF or TIFF, and adjustment to the ipdf "pdfium" based import filter as
for bug 115811 are more in line with scope of LibreOffice handling of PDF
source content within our ODF Documents.


Referenced Bugs:

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=113122
[Bug 113122] [META] PDF bugs and enhancement
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=113123
[Bug 113123] [META] PDF import filter in Writer
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