Bug#814598: libreoffice: writer cannot import PDF
Rene Engelhard:
> severity 814598 wishlist
> reassign 814598 libreoffice-writer
> close 814598
> thanks
>
> Hi,
>
> On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 10:41:16PM +1100, Fulano Diego Perez wrote:
>> Severity: important
>
> definitely not. Maybe wishlist or something as it's a wish for a feature.
> But see below.
a wishlist request would constitute a feature request for something not
currently implemented as an operable function of the software
if this isn't an operable function i do not know why the menu item
functionality exists
>
>> selecting insert > document
>>
>> the enclosed error occurs
>>
>> read error
>> error reading file
>
> Correct. Writer is not supposed to be able to import PDF.
why is the menu item there allowing pdf import ?
>
> There is libreoffice-pdfimport which is makes LO being able to open PDFs
> but it mostly will have it as a image (in Draw). Which you then probably
> can cut'n'paste or whatever into Writer
it was already installed
libreoffice-pdfimport is already the newest version (1:5.0.5~rc1-1).
This package contains a component enabling LibreOffice to import PDF
Documents.
Is this for writer or draw ?
>
>> for writer to be a fully-fledged MS word replacement, this is pretty
>> important
>
> Nope. It's a text processor, not a PDF editing program.
it follows that it can't be a text processor _only_ if it processes images
>
> Install libreoffice-pdfimport, maybe it will help you.
see above
>
> Otherwise: this is no bug and it will be closed.
im still not entirely sure if i should make a feature request
>
> Regards,
>
> Rene
>
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