Bug 170448 - Transcribing properties from a Writer file to PDF: problem with the apostrophe in LO 25.8.4
Summary: Transcribing properties from a Writer file to PDF: problem with the apostroph...
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Printing and PDF export (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
25.8.4.2 release
Hardware: All Windows (All)
: medium normal
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Reported: 2026-01-23 11:18 UTC by Philippe_E
Modified: 2026-02-07 03:15 UTC (History)
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fichier LO vers 24-8-7 NO PROBLEM TO PDF (9.55 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2026-01-23 11:18 UTC, Philippe_E
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fichier PDF from LO vers 24-8-7 NO PROBLEM TO PDF (9.07 KB, application/pdf)
2026-01-23 11:20 UTC, Philippe_E
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fichier LO vers 25-8-4 PROBLEM with apostrophe TO PDF (10.36 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2026-01-23 11:22 UTC, Philippe_E
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fichier PDF from LO vers 25-8-4 with apostrophe PROBLEM TO PDF (14.67 KB, application/pdf)
2026-01-23 11:23 UTC, Philippe_E
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Description Philippe_E 2026-01-23 11:18:48 UTC
Created attachment 205145 [details]
fichier LO vers 24-8-7 NO PROBLEM TO PDF

With this version, all HTML reserved characters (' " < > &) written in the ODT document properties are faithfully reproduced when exported to PDF, and this is true for any PDF reader: Acrobat Reader, Okular, Foxit PDF Reader, SumatraPDF, Firefox, Edge, and Google Chrome!

However, with LO 25.x.x.x, HTML reserved characters written in the ODT document properties are only reproduced as code in Acrobat Reader, Foxit PDF Reader, and Firefox. Okular, SumatraPDF, Edge, and Google Chrome, on the other hand, reproduce them correctly.

Therefore, LO 25 versions do not reliably ensure faithful transmission of the content of ODT file properties when converted to PDF. At least, not with Firefox and two of the most widely used PDF readers on computers.

Is it possible to modify this conversion by reverting to the procedure used with the older version of LO, which works for all PDF readers? Is this a bug? Or is it simply a problem with the three PDF tools being unable to read the codes provided by LO PDFs?

Philippe
Comment 1 Philippe_E 2026-01-23 11:20:11 UTC
Created attachment 205146 [details]
fichier PDF from LO vers 24-8-7 NO PROBLEM TO PDF
Comment 2 Philippe_E 2026-01-23 11:22:10 UTC
Created attachment 205147 [details]
fichier LO vers 25-8-4 PROBLEM with apostrophe TO PDF
Comment 3 Philippe_E 2026-01-23 11:23:54 UTC
Created attachment 205148 [details]
fichier PDF from LO vers 25-8-4 with apostrophe PROBLEM TO PDF
Comment 4 Philippe_E 2026-01-23 11:38:09 UTC
LibreOffice version 24.8.7 has no problem transcribing apostrophes and other HTML-specific characters placed in the file's "Properties" section during PDF conversion.

However, starting with LibreOffice 25, these same characters written in the "Properties" section are only displayed as HTML encoding in the PDF's "Properties".