https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100502
--- Comment #2 from Daniel B. <bugs.documentfoundation....@bradan.eu> --- (In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #1) > Yes, the drop list of File Type with separators (both in the OS , and in the > native LibreOffice dialogs) can be a little unclear. Once you *know* it is > there is it trivial to make the correct selection for the intended filter. > > Unfortunately because we handle so many file formats and alternative import > filters, the question is if there is a need for benefit of our Benjamin user > to have a more descriptive GUI? It probably is, when I heared about the solution I already thought "I already did this a few years ago.". The problem is that PDF import is not a thing you do every day. You do it once a year or maybe twice usually. This lets the user forget the solution again. I'm also not used to even select a file type in such dialogs. It would therefore be probably even better, if a following dialog appears (after selecting the file) which lets you choose which application should open it. > I am not sure it is worth it. More usability is always worth it. Really. > We defer by default to the OS/DE to handle the > "File Type" choice for opening/filter import. While our "native" LibreOffice > dialog GUI is kept pretty generic. Is it worth putting effort into the > dialog when we only keep that as a fall back for specialized use (e.g. CMIS). I don't know, but many users will think it is not possible to import PDFs into impress or writer because of that. Searching the web does not lead to a solution. Only direct contact does. Importing foreign file formats is a good feature that should be promoted better to the outside. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Libreoffice-ux-advise mailing list Libreoffice-ux-advise@lists.freedesktop.org https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice-ux-advise