On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 7:55 AM Matthias Seidel <matthias.sei...@hamburg.de> wrote:
> Hi Francis, > > Am 20.06.23 um 22:50 schrieb F Campos Costero: > > On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 12:29 PM Matthias Seidel < > matthias.sei...@hamburg.de> > > wrote: > > > >> Am 20.06.23 um 20:09 schrieb Matthias Seidel: > >>> Hi All, > >>> > >>> Am 20.06.23 um 19:25 schrieb Matthias Seidel: > >>>> Hi Damjan, > >>>> > >>>> Am 20.06.23 um 18:42 schrieb Damjan Jovanovic: > >>>>> On Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 5:05 PM Matthias Seidel < > >> matthias.sei...@hamburg.de> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Hi All, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> What do you think about these filters: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=44216 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Would it be possible to add Flat ODF to AOO? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> While I can import and use them in my Windows build the import > crashes > >>>>>> on every GNOME based Linux I tried. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> But it works e.g. in Xubuntu. So there is another Linux bug to be > >> fixed... > >>>>>> Regards, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Matthias > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>> Thank you for the pointers! > >>>> > >>>> Yes, LO has these Filters integrated. And I think we should do that, > >> too. > >>>>> The flat XML file form of ODF is something discussed in this bug > >> report: > >>>>> https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=126270 > >>>> BTW: On Windows I could open the attached file without a problem (I > have > >>>> the filters installed). > >>> OK, that only works with my 4.2.0 Test build. > >>> > >>> > >> > https://github.com/apache/openoffice/commit/d3069caad29ae0df2efcdd74497d40d1ed39231c > >>> This (and maybe some other commits) does not seem to be backported to > >>> the release branch. > >> Nope, works also on 4.1.14. > >> > >> I just seem to have a problem with the .fodt file type not associated > >> with AOO. > >> > >> And the attached file is Flat ODT, but with an .odt extension. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Matthias > >> > >>> Regards, > >>> > >>> Matthias > >>> > >>>>> This is possibly relevant too: > >>>>> https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=62475 > >>>> Regards, > >>>> > >>>> Matthias > >>>> > >>>>> Regards > >>>>> Damjan > >>>>> > > I played with saving a Writer document in the fodt format because I > thought > > a flat xml file would be useful for the documentation effort. Git isn't > > much use with the odt format. > That is what I also thought of, since fodt is plain text it can easier > be compared in a version control system. > > I opened a chapter of the Calc User Guide > > (0302CG33-EnterEditFormatData.odt) that has 24 pages, 29 figures, many > > small tables, a few inserted comments and several tracked changes. I > > successfully saved it as an fodt and I could reopen it. I have not > > proofread the fodt but there are no obvious formatting problems. However, > > if I make even a tiny edit, adding one letter, and save the file, > > OpenOffice hangs when I try to reopen the file.. I eventually get the > > Windows message "OpenOffice 4.1.14 is not responding". > > I did that with this file [1] and have no problems with editing/saving. > > The fodt size is about twice as big as odt. However I see no tracked > changes, so maybe you have another version? > > > I also tried the > > document in the bugzilla issue and I successfully made a small edit to > that. > > I would be willing to run tests to discover what document features cause > > problems if that is likely to lead to fixing the problem. I have a Linux > > Mint system in addition to a WIndows 10 system. > > Can you try to install the filters on your Linux system? Which desktop > environment is Mint using? > > Regards, > > Matthias > > [1] https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/File:0302CG33-EnterEditFormatData.odt > > > > > Regards, > > Francis > > > > Ok, I'll try using my Mint system and also try other documents. I can't do that today but perhaps tomorrow. Regards, Francis
