[Libreoffice-ux-advise] Unexpected (not WYSIWYG) behavior of print preview, printing and PDF export of document with Form Fields

[Nrbrtx]

As I already wrote in comment <
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61736#c5> I think that users
may use LO as they want.
If they want to sketch a form with Writer or Draw and show its PDF or Paper
version - you should not stop them.
So If you understand this scenario, you will save pull-down arrows in Print
preview and PDF/paper out.

As a real life example - all web browsers print web forms as they appear on
screen - with all arrows and scrolling bars.
But if I save a web page (for example,
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61736), open it with
LibreOffice Writer I see all drop-down arrows on print preview but do not
see them after PDF export or print. It's not expected behavior.
I tried this operation in Microsoft Office Word 2003 and 2007 - there are
drop-down arrows in print preview and PDF/paper out. It's is normal,
expected WYSIWYG behavior.

I hope you share my opinion.

On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Rainer Bielefeld <
LibreOffice at bielefeldundbuss.de> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> during my investigation I asked myself why we have the List- and Combo-
> and Whatelse-Boxes arrows in the Writer Page Preview. In Print preview they
> do not appear. It seems that that is a little worrying.
>
> Of course there might be good reasons for showing them there (for example
> to find out how page might look if you export to PDF with "Create PDF
> Form"), but in general I think the Page Preview should be nearby results
> you will get with print or export. And at least in a print there is no
> reason to show these arrow pulldown elements, see my comment <
> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/**show_bug.cgi?id=61736#c4<https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61736#c4>
> >.
>
> In OOo 2.0.3 I see a page preview without these peulldwon arrow elements
> or spin buttons. In OOo 3.1.1 They have appeared.
>
> Any thoughts concerning reasons why the elements are shown and how to make
> the relation preview - Result more intuitive and predictable?
>
> CU
>
> Rainer Bielefeld
> (QA-Volunteer)
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