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Wednesday, 19 Dec 2007
PDF Import: First milestone reached
Thorsten Behrens

We've now reached a first milestone with the PDF import extension, in that we're able to import typical PDF documents with good layout fidelity in Draw and Impress. Below, you can see a sample CAD pdf, imported in Draw, with the title slightly edited (it read "Airplane Engine" before):

Sample import screenshot

When exporting this back to pdf, or printing it, this enables users to perform basic editing in formerly read-only PDF. Equally possible is filling out forms (though not overly convenient, as of now - the native pdf forms are not yet imported). 

The next steps are probably improvements in the Writer import, which focuses more on editability, and less on layout. The legal issues with an external pdf parser mentioned before are solved, so everything necessary to check this out is now available in CVS, as CWS picom.

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I assume by your pointer to the source that there is no binary download available yet. Will there need to be specific builds for MacOS (NeoOffice), Linux, Windows, Solaris (SPARC and X64)?

When do you expect beta downloads to be available?

Posted by Jim Laurent on December 19, 2007 at 05:01 PM CET #

Jim, that's right, because binaries are currently a bit cumbersome, since they need a whole OOo (the one from the CWS) to be installed alongside. We plan to have things in the milestone builds soonish, and will then provide binary extension packages (yes, those binaries will be different for different platforms).

Posted by thorsten on December 19, 2007 at 10:48 PM CET #

This is certainly wonderful news. I am by no means a programmer or developer of any sort, but as a big fan of OOo, and an exclusive user of this landmark suite, I am happy to say that this will make my job, and my personal projects so much easier. Plus, it would allow me to clear my conscience and get rid of the "borrowed" full Acrobat software I'm using.

Posted by N.C. Weber on December 21, 2007 at 11:10 PM CET #

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