https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=97951
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--- Comment #3 from V Stuart Foote <vstuart.fo...@utsa.edu> ---
@Jay, *
Yes file association can be made, but I would strongly caution against claims
positioning LibreOffice as a PDF editor.
In reality, Draw does not and cannot "edit" PDF -- rather, we filter import the
PDF and then render the import results as Draw objects. We can not save back
to the original PDF, rather we must complete an export filter writing output to
PDF.
And, simply put, filters in both directions have fidelity issues.
As you know, numerous occasions where folks have also asked for a more
prominent "Save as PDF". Because that would have suggested that LibreOffice can
do something that it could not it was been down played--instead categorizing
our handling PDF clearly (and safely) as an Export capability. Some of the devs
have pretty strong opinions that we not pursue this association.
In addition, while Draw is the "default" target for filter import of
PDF--Writer and Impress do just fine with the existing pdf import filter.
Also, the "Save as Hybrid PDF" of embedding ODF into PDF is kind of
useful--extending it for LibreOffice users, but is hardly standard PDF and has
other negative ramifications as there is no effective way to identify a
LibreOffice Hybrid PDF from any other PDF. (some ugly reading on that in bug
82509 and bug 79811).
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