Pdf Import Extension
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Mission Statement
Provide an extension to import PDF documents with OpenOffice.org
People
- Thorsten Behrens, thb AT openoffice DOT org
- akhva AT openoffice DOT org
- hi AT openoffice DOT org
- Matthias Müller-Prove as user experience engineer
Documentation
- Writer/ToDo/PDF Import
- Agile Experiment PDF-Import 2007
- Pdf Import Extension/Current Architecture
- User Stories by Mmp, 16:48, 13 November 2007 (CET)
User Interface
PDF Import Options Dialog
Whenever a PDF is selected in the Open dialog and the PDF is not a Hyprid PDF then the user has to choose in which application (Writer, Impress, Draw) the PDF shall be imported. This is done by a subsequent dialog that shows up after the Open dialog has been dismissed.
- Dialog Title
- PDF Import Options
- Controls
- "Import '%FILENAE' as" is the label for the following combo control. FILENAME is the filename of the PDF document.
- A combo control to choose between "Text Document", "Presentation" and "Drawing". The default value is "Drawing". But the value is persistent (i.e. the next time the dialog is used, the previously selected option is preselected.)
- A static text field that explains the pros&cons of the currently selected option. It changes according to the current selection of the combo control:
- Text Document - "Choose 'Text Document' to edit major parts of the text. The document might look different because of reformatting."
- Presentation - "Choose 'Presentation' to edit the slides of a presentation in PDF format."
- Drawing - "Choose 'Drawing' to edit minor details of the PDF document. This option is best to preserve the layout."
- A thumbnail of the PDF is shown in the dialog
- Buttons
- Help, Import, Cancel
- Import is the default button for the dialog.
- Mockup
The latest version has a thumbnail of the PDF document to the left.
Download
The PDF Import Extension in its progressing stages is available from the OpenOffice.org Extension Repository.
Articles
- Completing PDF support in OOo (GullFOSS, July 2007)
- Completing PDF support in OOo (Part II) (GullFOSS, August 2007)
- PDF Import: First milestone reached (GullFOSS, December 2007)
- PDF import and hybrid PDFs as a new extension (OpenOffice.org Ninja, June 2008)