Bug#538062: openoffice.org-pdfimport: does not work at all (or is undocumented)

["Francesco Poli \(t1000\)" <frx@firenze.linux.it>]

Package: openoffice.org-pdfimport
Version: 0.4+OOo3.1.0-5
Severity: important

Hi!

I've just installed openoffice.org-pdfimport, since I need to
import PDF vector images (rather than JPEG, PNG, or other raster format
images) into a Writer document.

After installing openoffice.org-pdfimport, and restarting oowriter,
I fail to see any change in my possibility to insert PDF pictures.
If I select (from menus) Insert -> Picture -> From File..., I fail
to see "PDF" among the supported formats.
If I manually type the PDF filename and click on the Open button,
I get an error dialog window, saying:

    Unknown graphics format

and the only think I can do is clicking on the OK button.

As far as I can see, this package seems to add no functionality to
OpenOffice.org.
Or at least, there seems to be no documentation on how to make any
use of the provided functionality.

Please help!
How can I insert PDF files as pictures into Writer documents?



-- Package-specific info:
Identifier: com.sun.star.PDFImport-linux_x86
  Version: 0.4
  URL: vnd.sun.star.expand:$UNO_SHARED_PACKAGES_CACHE/uno_packages/mssXs9_/pdfimport.oxt
  is registered: yes
  Media-Type: application/vnd.sun.star.package-bundle
  Description: PDF documents are imported in Draw and Impress to preserve the layout and to
allow basic editing. It is the perfect solution for changing dates, numbers
or small portions of text.

  bundled Packages: {
      URL: vnd.sun.star.expand:$UNO_SHARED_PACKAGES_CACHE/uno_packages/mssXs9_/pdfimport.oxt/basic/
      is registered: yes
      Media-Type: application/vnd.sun.star.basic-library
      Description: 
      URL: vnd.sun.star.expand:$UNO_SHARED_PACKAGES_CACHE/uno_packages/mssXs9_/pdfimport.oxt/xpdfimport
      is registered: unknown
      Media-Type: application/vnd.sun.star.executable
      Description: 
      URL: vnd.sun.star.expand:$UNO_SHARED_PACKAGES_CACHE/uno_packages/mssXs9_/pdfimport.oxt/pdfimport.uno.so
      is registered: yes
      Media-Type: application/vnd.sun.star.uno-component;type=native;platform=Linux_x86
      Description: 
      URL: vnd.sun.star.expand:$UNO_SHARED_PACKAGES_CACHE/uno_packages/mssXs9_/pdfimport.oxt/pdf_import_filter.xcu
      is registered: yes
      Media-Type: application/vnd.sun.star.configuration-data
      Description: 
      URL: vnd.sun.star.expand:$UNO_SHARED_PACKAGES_CACHE/uno_packages/mssXs9_/pdfimport.oxt/pdf_types.xcu
      is registered: yes
      Media-Type: application/vnd.sun.star.configuration-data
      Description: 
  }

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (800, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages openoffice.org-pdfimport depends on:
ii  libc6                  2.9-12            GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libgcc1                1:4.4.0-5         GCC support library
ii  libpoppler4            0.10.6-1          PDF rendering library
ii  libstdc++6             4.4.0-5           The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii  libstlport4.6ldbl      4.6.2-7           STLport C++ class library
ii  openoffice.org-common  1:3.1.0-5         full-featured office productivity 
ii  openoffice.org-core    1:3.1.0-5         full-featured office productivity 
ii  ure                    1.5.0+OOo3.1.0-5  OpenOffice.org UNO runtime environ
ii  zlib1g                 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-13 compression library - runtime

openoffice.org-pdfimport recommends no packages.

openoffice.org-pdfimport suggests no packages.

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