On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 10:30 AM, Andrea Pescetti <[email protected]> wrote:
> I still think that it doesn't make sense that this is an optional >> download. >> If creating a Hybrid PDF is a feature included in AOO what is the sense >> that trying to reopen the file you just created will show you an Import >> ASCII dialog? >> > > Without the extension OpenOffice cannot create or open hybrid PDFs. With > the extension it can do both. > I'm sorry but you are mistaken. You can create Hybrid PDFs with a standard AOO install (just go to Export as PDF, anc check the last option Embed this document inside the PDF) However you can not open the file you just created without installing the optional extension... > > But what I really hope is that the extension will be included in the next >> release, which would solve the bug and improve AOO ;) >> > > There are restrictions to what we can do with that extension due to > problematic licensing of some libraries it uses. So the reason for not > including it in OpenOffice is legal (or better: checks to make on the legal > side) rather than technical. OpenOffice is extremely careful about > licensing. I am well aware of that. But since Oracle kindly donated the OpenOffice source code to Apache, wouldn't they be willing to ease up on the license for the PDF importer since it makes hybrid pdf editing impossible without the optional extension? In fact what AOO needs is Ariel's extension, not Oracle's... Regards, Pedro
