Bug 131262 - cant create pdf forms
Summary: cant create pdf forms
Status: RESOLVED INSUFFICIENTDATA
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Printing and PDF export (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
6.3.4.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Linux (All)
: medium normal
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Reported: 2020-03-10 19:04 UTC by cyrille.bernizet
Modified: 2020-11-09 04:18 UTC (History)
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Description cyrille.bernizet 2020-03-10 19:04:08 UTC
Description:
I used to create pdf forms withs LibreOffice, but it's not possible anymore. When I export my form in pdf, and choose the "create a form" option, but the file created is a normal pdf, with no possibilities to fill.

Steps to Reproduce:
1.create a form with writter
2. export as pdf / choose "create a PDF form"
3.

Actual Results:
the file is a standard pdf

Expected Results:
the file should be an interactive form that can be fill in


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes



Additional Info:
[Information automatically included from LibreOffice]
Locale: fr
Module: TextDocument
[Information guessed from browser]
OS: Linux (All)
OS is 64bit: yes
Comment 1 Dieter 2020-03-11 07:00:27 UTC
Cyrille, thank you for reporting the bug. Please attach a sample document, as this makes it easier for us to verify the bug. 
I have set the bug's status to 'NEEDINFO'. Please change it back to 'UNCONFIRMED' once the requested document is provided.
(Please note that the attachment will be public, remove any sensitive information before attaching it)
Comment 2 BogdanB 2020-04-11 21:18:10 UTC
Working on
Version: 6.3.4.2
Build ID: 60da17e045e08f1793c57c00ba83cdfce946d0aa
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 5.3; UI render: GL; VCL: gtk3; 
Locale: ro-RO (ro_RO.UTF-8); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: threaded

Cyrille, try a clean user profile: Go to Help - Restart in Safe Mode - Reset to factory settings and check all 2 checkboxes from there.

And maybe everything is fine now.
Comment 3 QA Administrators 2020-10-09 04:17:30 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 4 QA Administrators 2020-11-09 04:18:26 UTC
Dear cyrille.bernizet,

Please read this message in its entirety before proceeding.

Your bug report is being closed as INSUFFICIENTDATA due to inactivity and
a lack of information which is needed in order to accurately
reproduce and confirm the problem. We encourage you to retest
your bug against the latest release. If the issue is still
present in the latest stable release, we need the following
information (please ignore any that you've already provided):

a) Provide details of your system including your operating
   system and the latest version of LibreOffice that you have
   confirmed the bug to be present

b) Provide easy to reproduce steps – the simpler the better

c) Provide any test case(s) which will help us confirm the problem

d) Provide screenshots of the problem if you think it might help

e) Read all comments and provide any requested information

Once all of this is done, please set the bug back to UNCONFIRMED
and we will attempt to reproduce the issue. Please do not:

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b) update the version field in the bug or any of the other details
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