Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 12704
'Export to pdf' should just be an option in 'Export' dialog
Last modified: 2013-02-07 22:34:02 UTC
"The export to pdf" function would be placed more intuitively if it w4ere one of the options in the pull down menu you get with "save as." Right in between, say, microsoft word and rich text format. Most people will look there to try to save as a pdf, rather than under the file dialog under "export as pdf". After all, there are many file formats that we can save as. Why place pdf in a different spot than the rest?
Absolutely not! In fact I'd go further than just PDF and say that no file format that can't offer 100% restoration should not be in the "Save As" but be in the "Export To" menu. This includes HTML and maybe some of the popular word processor formats. If people had to "Export" to create MSWord it would raise the awareness of both the PDF function and the irreversibility of the save as action. There should be 3 functions open/import, save and export. Export carries the appropriate warning about irreversibility.
Reassigned to BH
Set to "NEW"
though export to pdf should be put in the 'export' category, there might be some discussion on the lay-out of the file menu; because as i noticed 1.1 RC3 has 'two' export options: - Export - Export as PDF while both dialogs are the same. I think, though the export to PDF function is a great function that the file menu should state 'Export' (and not both Export and Export as PDF)... (note that when you choose to export as pdf, you still have the option to export as xhtml in the dropdown menu of Export to PDF dialog menu)
There are still 2 export functions... one especially for PDF, which also offers the dropdown for xhtml, and a 'normal' export item.
Confirmed with 2.0.2RC1. To clarify: the general suggestion is that 'Export to PDF' is not necessary as a seperate menu item. The original reporter suggests that this function is added to 'Save As'. However, this is against the general UI design as mentioned here and in Issue 11393. Instead it could be added to the 'Export' function. The issue Summary has been updated to reflect this and Component changed to Framework. I personally feel that 'Export to PDF' is just duplicating the function of 'Export'. I would have no problem seeing this menu item removed. However, in the duplicate Issue 51659, 'mru' states: QUOTE/ In the File.Export dialog you can have additional filters which can be added/configured e.g. in Tools.Package manager or Tools.XML Filter settings. Also this dialog is used in OO Draw to keep the graphic export filters. This currently works as designed. /QUOTE I don't follow this argument... The Export dialogue clearly has '.pdf', why have a second dialogue that repeats this function? Regards, Andrew
Removed mru from cc.
To grep the issues easier via "requirements" I put the issues currently lying on my owner to the owner "requirements".