https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=124085
--- Comment #29 from John <[email protected]> --- Armin Unfortunately, I have discovered an issue with the fix, although it was also present in 4.0.1. I cannot identify when the bug I reported was introduced as I inadvertently failed to upgrade from 3.4.1 until January 2014, when I immediately spotted the bug I reported. I believe everything was OK in 3.4.1. In 3.4.1, when I opened a JPG in IrfanView, and copied it and pasted it into OOo, OOo accepted it as a JPG, and stored it in filename.odt[Pictures] as a JPG file. In 4.0.1 and this fix, when I open a JPG in IrfanView and paste it into OOo, OOo accepts it as a PNG, and stores it as a PNG. In both 3.4.1 and 4.0.1, and this fix, when I File > Insert > Picture > From file, OOo remembers the file type. Forcing PNG dramatically increases the odt file size for JPG (photo) files. For example, my $200 camera takes 4320 x 3240 images which are typically about 5MB. Stored as a PNG they are typically 15MB. Can I suggest a fix based on OOo remembering whether the pasted file is a lossy compression (JPG) format; or whether it is a lossless or uncompressed (PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP etc) format; and storing the file in the odt as lossy or lossless in each case. Storing JPG files in PNG format removes the user selected options at File > Export as PDF > General, where users select the image handling options for producing a PDF suitable for printing. I edit a magazine and I am extremely careful to select the appropriate format (JPG for photos, and never for text or graphics; and even so at high Quality Factor); and PNG for anything with sharp edges (text or graphics). If a file comprises both photo and text, an informed decision on whether to use JPG (smaller file, fuzzy edges) or PNG (larger file, no loss of quality) has to be taken. A workaround is to insert JPG images by Insert > Picture > From file but that loses a lot of flexibility when an image in the document needs to be copied out of OOo, manipulated in an image editor such as IV to reduce pixels, change gamma etc, and then pasted back into OOo. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug. You are watching all bug changes.
