Hi,
the situation is not easy: some people are sying, the PDF import should
already be integrated with the OpenOffice.org product and others are
complaining that the import does not fulfil their expectations (in some
cases). How do we come to an agreement on how to proceed ?
Martin
Stefan Weigel wrote:
Hi,
Martin Hollmichel schrieb:
I would like ask you to review the Feature List on
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Pdf_Import_Extension/Announcement
and specify either concrete issues or features of what you think that
should be in a 1.0 release.
I had already been looking at the Feature List. However, korrect
positioning of text and graphics is not on this list. I guess this is
self-evident and not to be mentioned explicitly.
The example files given in the issue are unusable after importing by
the PDF Import Extension, because of heavy displacement of text and
graphic objects. I could deliver countless PDF documents from
different sources that suffer the same. This is definitely something
one would *not* expect from a peace of software that passed the beta
phase and became Version 1.0.
Sorry, I am not an expert enough in order to specify this more
concrete. But what I can say for sure: I did get frequent complaints
from disappointed users that had been trying PDF Import full of
expectation after it had been greatly announced some months ago. The
announcements did not always mention the beta status. What I fear now
is a new wave of complaints when the extension is declared to have
left beta stadium now, but still most of the PDF documents out in the
wild will not be readable or usable after opening with OOo.
I personally do not need PDF import at all. So I wouldn´t care. But
for the sake of the project´s reputation I would suggest *not* to
claim that OOo is generally able to open PDF files. I would suggest to
name it "still working on this feature".
Regards
Stefan
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