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From: Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] PDF export/import in LibreOffice
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:49:34
Message-Id: CAEH5T2NWo7=7i97tn82fEW6M2YO22JJSfCsYmnXR-e7vY4zonw@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] PDF export/import in LibreOffice by Philip Webb
1 On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Philip Webb <purslow@××××××××.net> wrote:
2 > During my usual Saturday system update, I noticed LibreOffice 3.5.0.1
3 > is now "testing", while there's an upgrade of LO 3.4 in "stable".
4 > I tried 3.5.0.0 when it was briefly released a few weeks ago,
5 > but PDF export was not working.  Has anyone used it with LO 3.5.0.1 ?
6
7 It works for me. I choose "export as PDF", give it a name, click save,
8 a PDF is born.
9
10 > Also, I compiled LO 3.4.3.2-r1 with USE="pdfimport",
11 > but it refuses actually to import a PDF when presented with one.
12 > Does anyone know if/how it is possible to get that to work as well ?
13
14 I just open a PDF in LO and it opens like any other supported file.
15
16 I wonder if you start lowriter from terminal if there will be any
17 useful messages output when you try to read/write a PDF.
18
19 Here are my USE flags in case it is of any help:
20
21 app-office/libreoffice-3.5.0.1 USE="binfilter branding dbus graphite
22 gstreamer gtk java jemalloc kde mysql nsplugin opengl pdfimport svg
23 vba webdav xmlsec (-aqua) -debug -eds -gnome -gtk3 -odk -postgres
24 -test" 0 kB

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Re: [gentoo-user] PDF export/import in LibreOffice : solved Philip Webb <purslow@××××××××.net>