To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=41971 Issue #:|41971 Summary:|Importing styles / settings from MS Office |installation if present Component:|Installation Version:|680m74 Platform:|All URL:| OS/Version:|All Status:|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard:| Keywords:| Resolution:| Issue type:|FEATURE Priority:|P3 Subcomponent:|code Assigned to:|of Reported by:|aparan
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Feb 3 05:45:26 -0800 2005 ------- A large number of users who will install OO.o would be migrating to OO.o from MS Office. Therefore, during installation OO.o could do more to help the migrating users who have been working all through the years with MS Office softwares. During installation OO.o could check for existing MS Office installations and - ask the user whether she would like to have her MS Office settings to be copied to OO.o, Then - - OO.o could look for the Documents folder [My Documents / Some other User defined Folder] and set its own documents folder. - OO.o writer could import 'style defenitions' from the 'Normal.dot'. This would mean updating the 'Default' with 'Normal', all similar headings, etc. from the winword template. But don't do the 'WWZZZZ8990' thing to show that these were imported from MS Word. This is quite uncomfortable. At this stage what OO.o should do is to update its own styles. - OO.o calc could import the Font, other settings from Excel. - finally show a summary of what all was imported. This list is quite a few, what I said was particular about MS WOrd, This could be implemented for all other applications. In general it would be like putting the user at no pains for his preferred settings and the switch over to this new software would be quite hassle free for her. I would say that if the overheads are not quite high, please consider. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
