Created PDF files to not appear as recently created / used

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#1

Hello,

I noticed that LibreOffice's PDF creator does not add the created PDF
to the list of recently created files. Through google I found a
related bug report but without any comments on it yet.

Bug report: https://www.libreoffice.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=66412

Would anyone like to comment on this and state how this might be resolved?

Thanks,

Robert

#2

Robert Orzanna wrote:

Hello,

I noticed that LibreOffice's PDF creator does not add the created PDF
to the list of recently created files. Through google I found a
related bug report but without any comments on it yet.

Bug report: https://www.libreoffice.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=66412

Would anyone like to comment on this and state how this might be resolved?

Thanks,

Robert

Question: how are you looking for the file, through LibreOffice, such as in
     File -> Recent Documents
?
Since a PDF file is not normally a LibreOffice format, I don't believe it should show up there.

I say "normally" because when exporting a document as a PDF, one does have the option to "Enable OpenDocument File" ... I have not tested that, but it is supposed to make the PDF editable in LibreOffice, and possibly it would then appear in "File -> Recent Documents"? Maybe?

Regards
Fred James

#3

Robert Orzanna wrote:

I noticed that LibreOffice's PDF creator does not add the created PDF
to the list of recently created files. Through google I found a
related bug report but without any comments on it yet.

My understanding of that recent files lists are files you recently
edited and are therefor likely to be editing again. That would not be
the case with PDFs. Creating PDFs would be more like printing the
document and I don't recall there being any recently printed documents list.

#4

James Knott wrote:

Robert Orzanna wrote:

I noticed that LibreOffice's PDF creator does not add the created PDF
to the list of recently created files. Through google I found a
related bug report but without any comments on it yet.

My understanding of that recent files lists are files you recently
edited and are therefor likely to be editing again. That would not be
the case with PDFs. Creating PDFs would be more like printing the
document and I don't recall there being any recently printed documents list.

Test results ...
     opened a new LibreOffice text document
     added some text
     File -> Export as PDF
         check box to "Embed OpenDocument file"
     exported
     closed LibreOffice text document without saving

PDF file was created, and could be opened with Okular
PDF file did not appear in "File -> Recent Documents"
PDF file could be opened by LibreOffice for editing.

Hope that helps
Regards
Fred James

#5

Hello,

Thanks for your insights. I managed to find a working solution to my
problem. As long as I just export the document to PDF (even with Embed
OpenDocument File option checked), the document won't appear in the
list of recently modified documents.

But if I check the option "View PDF after export", then apparently my
PDF viewer Evince will modify the file so that it appears in the list.

See this screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/Iqf7kPK.png

Thanks for your help,

Robert