Hi :) Testing Pdf readers is an SEP (=somebody else's problem). It would be good if we can liase with other office apps such as email-clients and database back-ends but our primary concern is LibreOffice. I agree that if a 3rd party tool is being used then we can only use it as an indicator rather than having complete confidence in the result. Regards from Tom :)
>________________________________ > From: Felmon Davis <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 13:46 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Quality Assurance > >On Wed, 16 Jan 2013, Tom Davies wrote: > >> Hi :) >> Do you know if it isn't? > >no. > >the conclusion? > >I wouldn't assume I could depend on its results without further investigation. >that's why I asked the OP why this particular test instrument. > >> I think it's a good idea to check the integrity of Pdfs that are output. > >sure. > >> often we focus tooo much (imo) on the integrity of MS formats which will >> always look different on every machine. People seem to be using Pdfs quite >> a lot more now and it would be nice to know that ones we create work >> properly, or at least consistently. > >we also need to know our pdf readers work properly or at least consistently. > >F. > >> If specific potential problems can be pinned down then i think we are in a >> better position to have more confidence in our outputs. Bear in mind that >> Pdf output is significantly better in LibreOffice than in MSO. LO offers >> far more options and some of those improve accessibility (specifically >> better for screen-readers) and for uncompressed or more compressed output. >> MSO offers freedom FROM choice. > >> Regards from >> Tom :) >> >> >> >> >> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Felmon Davis <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 4:23 >>> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Quality Assurance >>> >>> On Wed, 16 Jan 2013, C. H. D. wrote: >>> >>>> Hello! >>>> >>>> Thanks for this idea. I report a bug related to LibreOffice. >>>> >>>> I guess, there must be something different if DiffPDF says the two PDF >>>> files are different. (maybe visible in Document Viewer (Evince) or in >>>> Adobe Reader) >>>> >>>> I look for that difference and report the bug accordingly. >>> >>> (to repeat the question) you are certain diffpdf is reliable? >>> >>> F. >>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> C. H. D. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --- 2013年1月16日 星期三，Felmon Davis <[email protected]> 寫道﹕ >>>> >>>> 寄件人: Felmon Davis <[email protected]> >>>> 主題: Re: [libreoffice-users] Quality Assurance >>>> 收件人: [email protected] >>>> 日期: 2013年1月16日,星期三,上午7:13 >>>> >>>> On Wed, 16 Jan 2013, C. H. D. wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi! >>>>> >>>>> Recently, I started learning more about computer software. (I am new and >>>>> I do not know too much about programming.) >>>>> >>>>> I do not know how to rate the quality of the office application. If I say >>>>> this is good, I will expect that the document is displayed in the _same_ >>>>> way, e.g. in the previous version and the next version and the subsequent >>>>> version and the future versions. >>>>> >>>>> I spent some time on doing (experimenting?) this. I searched the Internet >>>>> and looked for OpenDocument files I can download. They are random (just >>>>> searched by some random keywords). >>>>> >>>>> I did: >>>>> LibreOffice 3 >>>>> File -> Export as PDF -> PDF/A-1a -> Export >>>>> >>>>> LibreOffice 4 >>>>> File -> Export as PDF -> PDF/A-1a -> Export >>>>> >>>>> There were tens of files. I used DiffPDF to compare the differences. If I >>>>> notice a difference, I will report a bug. >>>> >>>> [...] >>>> >>>> do you report a bug about LO or a bug about DiffPDF? >>>> >>>> F. >>>> >>>> -- Felmon Davis >>>> >>>> According to all the latest reports, there was no truth in any of the >>>> earlier reports. >>>> > >-- Felmon Davis > >If there are epigrams, there must be meta-epigrams. >-- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] >Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > > > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
