Description: I have a large document that contains many conditional-text fields. I need to export the document as EPUB. Exporting as PDF works perfectly, but when exporting as EPUB, all of the conditional-text fields are empty. Note: I don't expect the EPUB to contain dynamic fields; it's OK to export the currently-displayed text as fixed text, exactly as exporting to PDF does. I export using the menu File > Export As > Export as EPUB. I shall add two attachments to this bug report: • Sample document in LibreOffice • The resulting EPUB How do I fix this so that the conditional text is exported to the EPUB, please? Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create a document with at least one conditional-text field. You can use the sample document that is linked in the OP. 2. Set the condition so that text is displayed in the field, i.e. the conditional-text field isn't empty. 3. (Optional) File > Export As > Export as PDF 4. File > Export As > Export as EPUB Actual Results: The EPUB file leaves the conditional-text field empty. Looking at the XML file inside the EPUB file, there is no text there; only redundant formatting instructions remain. Expected Results: The EPUB file should have contained the conditional text, exactly as an export to PDF does. (You can see this from the PDF file from the optional step 3 above.) Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: Yes Additional Info: Tested on three setups: 1. Linux Ubuntu 22.04 Version: 7.5.1.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: fcbaee479e84c6cd81291587d2ee68cba099e129 CPU threads: 16; OS: Linux 5.19; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-GB Flatpak Calc: threaded 2. Windows 11 Version: 7.4.6.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 5b1f5509c2decdade7fda905e3e1429a67acd63d CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 22000; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win Locale: en-GB (en_GB); UI: en-GB Calc: CL 3. Windows 11 Version: 7.5.1.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: fcbaee479e84c6cd81291587d2ee68cba099e129 CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 22000; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win Locale: en-GB (en_GB); UI: en-GB Calc: CL threaded
Created attachment 186263 [details] Sample ODT document with a non-blank conditional-text field
Created attachment 186264 [details] Sample resulting EPUB document with missing non-blank conditional-text field
Update: It seems that a number of field types are left empty on export to EPUB, such as document information and cross-references. They should all be included in the export to EPUB.
I've tested following methods of epub-export 1. Export as EPUB -> Layout method: Reflowable => Reproducible 2. Export as EPUB -> Layout method: Fixed => not reproducible 3. Export directly as EPUB => Reproducible Version: 7.6.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 1e9f4de320f67d1218c710bcee1969a2324c6888 CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19045; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win Locale: en-US (de_DE); UI: en-GB Calc: CL threaded As far as I understand description of layout methods, display of conditional text shouldn't be depend on layout methods => NEW
(In reply to Dieter from comment #4) > I've tested following methods of epub-export… Thank you. I confirm your results (version 7.5.2.2). > … display of conditional text shouldn't be depend on layout methods Yes, agreed. My document is awful when used with the "Fixed" method.