Pdf Import Extension
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Contents
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 PDF as" is a combo control to choose between "Text Document", "Presentation" and "Drawing".
- 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 document's layout."
- Buttons
- Help, Import, Cancel
- Mockup