Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 9193
Allow loading and viewing multi-page TIFF
Last modified: 2017-05-20 10:45:11 UTC
We occasionally get multi-page TIFF files, effectively faxes emailed in multi-page TIFF format, which we like to display in OOo. Unfortunately a multi-page TIFF only generates a "Slide1" tab for the first page, and there is no sign of the other pages. If I remember correctly, StarOffice 5.2 correctly generated 6 slide tabs for a 6-page TIFF file. I have tested both OOo 1.0.0 under Windows NT and 1.0.1 under Linux. OOo also gives no feedback that the missing pages were not imported. Even a simple info message (only page 1 of 6 imported) would be helpful because we can load the image in another application instead.
Could you upload a sample multi-page TIFF file please?
Set to new.
Set issue type to enhancement because this is not a bug but a missing behaviour.
Reassigned to Falko.
Created attachment 3581 [details] sample multi-page fax in TIFF format
Allow TIFF filter to read all in Multipage-TIFF pages. Use tab riders for displaying the pages (like Page 1, Page 2 etc) Please give approval for this evaluated OO.o 2.0 flagged issue. If you confirm with the target OO.o 2.0, then please keep it on your owner (or the owner of the concerning developer) for implementation. In case you want this issue for 'OOo Later', then please reset the target milestone. If you decline the issue finally, please set the resolution to 'Wontfix' (but do not close). In case of 'OOo Later' or 'Wontfix' please reset it on Bettina's owner. Thank you.
trying to get a solution for OOo2.0
Set to new target "Office later".
Hi, in OOo 2.0 nothing is displayed when open the attached file. bye Marc
*** Issue 22220 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
I think resolving this issue would be very helpful. Many people in both home and business environments are moving towared using PDFs to retain and communicate information. Having the ability to image paper based documentation and then convert to PDF without the need for external, 3rd party, software would be VERY useful.
FYI, according to the help file in OO.org version 2.3 this should work From the page titled "About Import and Export Filters" "Multipage-TIFFs are allowed when graphics are imported or exported in TIFF format. The graphics are retrieved as a set of individual pictures in a single file, for example, the individual pages of a fax." In my tests of this issue in 2.3 on Win XP, it still does not work.
Confirmed that this does not work in 2.4.0. Also, 2.4.0 help documentation still says it can be done. Using 2.4.0 on Windows XP.
The resolution of this issue would also help with the resolution of issue 80140 for the Word Processor. Issue 80140 describes a similar problem with multi-page scanners: Scanning multiple pages from a scanner that has a multi-page feeder, imports just one page into Writer while MS Word imports all the pages scanned. Typically, multi- page scanners can scan into a multi-page tiff file so it would help if a multipage tiff file could be properly imported into the OpenOffice applications (Write, Calc, Impress, etc)
This issue is preventing us from implementing OO as the standard productivity suite. Any idea when this will be resolved.
The most simple solution would be to reenable the old behaviour with creating a sequence of slides/pages from the multi page TIFF. A good enhancement would be to add a sophisticated 'inplace' UI when selecting a Multipage TIFF with some tabs to select the appropriate TIFF page within one single Draw page. For OOo 3.3 the simple approach with multiple slides should be sufficient to make this feature at least available for the user. Setting target to OOo 3.3
setting target to 3.4
setting target to 3.x
any target set for multi-page TIFF and scanning ? would be a very useful feature ...
Reset the assignee to the default "issues@openoffice.apache.org".