https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=146412
Bug ID: 146412
Summary: [Writer][UX] the ability to open PDF suffers from poor
discoverability
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.1.8.1 release
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
I wanted to convert a pdf into odt.
Apparently LibreOffice Writer can open and edit pdf documents as well as
converting them to odt and many other formats. The enormous effort that must
have went into implementing this feature is currently undermined by a simple
user interface oversight - poor discoverability.
When I open a pdf in LibreOffice Writer 7.1.8.1 via the File->Open menu, it
opens in LibreOffice Draw instead. LibreOffice Draw can not convert a pdf into
odt. The ability to open a pdf in Writer is hidden behind an unobvious action:
you have to select "PDF - Portable Document Format (Writer)" in the file format
dropdown in the Open dialogue.
Many users can not figure this out. They resort to various less-then-ideal
workarounds such as using online converters and using MS Word to convert pdf to
odt etc. See https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/trying-to-convert-pdf-to-odt/45070/7
Please improve your UI. At the very minimum a PDF opened via the Writer should
open in Writer.
Version: 7.1.8.1
Build ID: 10(Build:1)
CPU threads: 2; OS: Linux 5.4; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-US (C.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start LibreOffice Writer
2. File->Open
3. Select a PDF
4. Double click it
Actual Results:
The PDF opens in LibreOffice Draw
Expected Results:
The PDF opens in LibreOffice Writer
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
LibreOffice Draw is also used instead of LibreOffice Writer when opening PDF
files via the file manager even if I explicitly select LibreOffice Writer as
the application to open the PDF
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