Bug 146412

Description:
I wanted to convert a pdf into odt.

Apparently LibreOffice Writer can open and edit pdf documents as well as converting them to odt and many other formats. The enormous effort that must have went into implementing this feature is currently undermined by a simple user interface oversight - poor discoverability.

When I open a pdf in LibreOffice Writer 7.1.8.1 via the File->Open menu, it opens in LibreOffice Draw instead. LibreOffice Draw can not convert a pdf into odt. The ability to open a pdf in Writer is hidden behind an unobvious action: you have to select "PDF - Portable Document Format (Writer)" in the file format dropdown in the Open dialogue.

Many users can not figure this out. They resort to various less-then-ideal workarounds such as using online converters and using MS Word to convert pdf to odt etc. See https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/trying-to-convert-pdf-to-odt/45070/7

Please improve your UI. At the very minimum a PDF opened via the Writer should open in Writer.

Version: 7.1.8.1
Build ID: 10(Build:1)
CPU threads: 2; OS: Linux 5.4; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-US (C.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start LibreOffice Writer
2. File->Open
3. Select a PDF
4. Double click it

Actual Results:
The PDF opens in LibreOffice Draw

Expected Results:
The PDF opens in LibreOffice Writer


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
LibreOffice Draw is also used instead of LibreOffice Writer when opening PDF files via the file manager even if I explicitly select LibreOffice Writer as the application to open the PDF