[Upstream] LibreOffice Impress doesn't export image in odp to PDF

[zzarko]

1) lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu oneiric (development branch)
Release: 11.10

2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-impress
libreoffice-impress:
  Installed: 1:3.4.3-3ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1:3.4.3-3ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.4.3-3ubuntu2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

apt-cache policy acroread
acroread:
  Installed: 9.4.2.0-0oneiric2
  Candidate: 9.4.2.0-0oneiric2
  Version table:
 *** 9.4.2.0-0oneiric2 0
        500 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/partner i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) What is expected to happen in Impress via the Terminal:

cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/869839/+attachment/2522042/+files/MissingImage.odp && loimpress --nologo MissingImage.odp

File -> Export as PDF -> General tab -> under Images, radio button Lossless compression selected -> under General, checkbox PDF/A-1a checked -> Export and open PDF in Adobe Reader is it looks the same.

4) What happens instead is the image is missing.

+ Occurs in Ubuntu 11.04 32-bit LibreOffice 3.3.4 (official Ubuntu version), and 3.4.2.

+ Reproducible with:
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release: 12.04

apt-cache policy libreoffice-impress
libreoffice-impress:
  Installed: 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu3
  Candidate: 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu3 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

WORKAROUND: OpenOffice 3.3 on Linux/Windows exports slide correctly.

[zzarko (zzarko-gmail)]

Inside ZIP archive are 4 PDF files I got from testing on LibreOffice 3.3 and 3.4 on Ubuntu 11.04 32-bit, OpenOffice 3.1 on WIndows, and OpenOffice 3.3 on Ubuntu 11.04 32-bit. They show that LO exports without image, and OO works correctly.

[zzarko (zzarko-gmail)]

Created attachment 52070
ODP for image export testing

LibreOffice in Ubuntu 11.04 32-bit doesn't export some images contained in slides when exporting to PDF. Attached is an example odp file with one slide. LibreOffice 3.3.4 (official Ubuntu version), and 3.4.2 version from official site also, exports slide without image. On the other hand, OpenOffice 3.3 on Linux/Windows exports slide correctly.

Steps to reproduce bug:
1. Open attached MissingImage.odp file in LibreOffice 3.3.4/3.4.2 in 32-bit Ubuntu 11.04
2. Export to PDF
3. Image is missing in PDF

[zzarko (zzarko-gmail)]

Created attachment 52071
PDF export files from various LO/OO versions

Inside ZIP archive are 4 PDF files I got from testing on LibreOffice 3.3 and 3.4 on Ubuntu 11.04 32-bit, OpenOffice 3.1 on WIndows, and OpenOffice 3.3 on Ubuntu 11.04 32-bit. They show that LO exports without image, and OO works correctly.

[zzarko (zzarko-gmail)]

I also created identical bug-report on official LibreOffice bug tracker:
http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41549

[Pmladek-y (pmladek-y)]

Created attachment 52788
The problematic picture from the document

[Pmladek-y (pmladek-y)]

I do not see the problem with another EMF/WMF document, so it is somehow related to the particular one => it can't block the whole release => lowering the severity a bit.

As a workaround, you might use the picture in another file format, for example, .eps, .svg, .png.

Rodo, you might be interested into this bug.

BTW: The picture seems to be in the EMF and not in the WMF file format. I was not able to insert it into presentation with the .wmf file name extension. It helped to rename it to .emf. Unfortunately, it did not solve the PDF export problem.

[zzarko (zzarko-gmail)]

Well, the problem is that original document contains 10-20 images which don't show in LibreOffice PDF export (I just extracted one slide). And the original document was made in OpenOffice and export feature worked (and still works). Which means, it got broken somwhere during LibreOffice development. I will try to re-insert images again, but I don't have the original format (they were made in some Win program, I don't know which, maybe Visio).

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

[This is an automated message.]
This bug was filed before the changes to Bugzilla on 2011-10-16. Thus it
started right out as NEW without ever being explicitly confirmed. The bug is
changed to state NEEDINFO for this reason. To move this bug from NEEDINFO back
to NEW please check if the bug still persists with the 3.5.0 beta1 or beta2 prereleases.
Details on how to test the 3.5.0 beta1 can be found at:
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[penalvch (penalvch)]

Unreproducible exporting from:
LOdev 3.5.0beta2
Build ID: 8589e48-760cc4d-f39cf3d-1b2857e-60db978
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2 Build 6002

Opened with:

apt-cache policy acroread
acroread:
  Installed: 9.4.6~enu-0oneiric1
  Candidate: 9.4.6~enu-0oneiric1
  Version table:
 *** 9.4.6~enu-0oneiric1 0
        500 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/partner i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10

[zzarko (zzarko-gmail)]

Just tested with LO 3.5.0rc1 (as part of QA/BugHunting Session 3.5.0.-2), and it also doesn't export image to pdf. Ubuntu 11.10 32-bit. So, I guess it isn't invalid.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Reproducible with:
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release: 12.04

apt-cache policy libreoffice-impress
libreoffice-impress:
  Installed: 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu3
  Candidate: 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu3 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[zzarko (zzarko-gmail)]

Just tested with LO 3.5.0rc1 (as part of QA/BugHunting Session 3.5.0.-2), and it also doesn't export image to pdf. Ubuntu 11.10 32-bit.

[Stgohi-lobugs (stgohi-lobugs)]

reproducible with LO 4.0.1.2 (Win7 Home, 64bit)

[Potter67 (potter67)]

Image pdf export problem still in 4.0.3 Win7

[chris (ign-christian)]

Confirm reproducible on LO 4.0.4.2 (Win7 32bit), image zoomed in on upper left corner.

Same as Bug 55345 & Bug 36397

[John Koval (jkoval-biostats)]

Created attachment 91534
two presentation slides, each containing jpg image

[zzarko (zzarko-gmail)]

I just tested MissingImage.odp (file that I sent for original bug report) in LO 4.1.3.2, Build ID: 410m0(Build:2) and export works as it should. Nice!

However, I tried the just posted twopages.odp, and when I try to export it to pdf, I always get this error dialog box:

Error saving the document twopages:
Write Error.
The file could not be written.

no matter where I tried to save.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

zzarko, thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. However, I am closing it because the bug has been fixed in the latest development version of Ubuntu - Trusty Tahr.

This is a significant bug in Ubuntu. If you need a fix for the bug in previous versions of Ubuntu, please perform as much as possible of the SRU Procedure [1] to bring the need to a developer's attention.

[1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Procedure

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch)
Release: 14.04

apt-cache policy libreoffice-impress
libreoffice-impress:
  Installed: 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu3
  Candidate: 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu3 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[zzarko (zzarko-gmail)]

This bug was solved in 4.something version of LibreOffice, and I switched to LO from their official PPA for that, so I guess, problem solved...

[Cno (cno)]

related to bug 72530 ?

[Foss-4 (foss-4)]

Zarko, setting this to WORKSFORME.

NoRepro:4.3.0.0a0+:OSX NoRepro:4.2.0.2:OSX

Please use the latest stable LO release in which this is also fixed.

If any issue with another file persists, please create a new bug.

Thanks :)

[Dong Siwei (dswayb)]

Hi guys, how to fix this problem???? thanks!!

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Dong Siwei, this problem is already fixed in Trusty. If you are using a prior release where this bug is still reproducible, you would want to first see if the following PPA would work for you -> https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ppa .