On Fri, 2008-07-11 at 21:18 -0700, NoOp wrote: > On 07/10/2008 12:36 AM, Michael Meeks wrote: > > On Wed, 2008-07-09 at 22:23 +0100, Ian Lynch wrote: > >> The e-mail client like the svg issue in Draw have been > >> among the hottest topics over the last few years so it is a bit > >> surprising that they seem to have such low priority. > > > > Svg import is ~implemented cleanly & natively in ooo-build and the > > http://go-oo.org/ builds of OO.o - we'd love Sun to bundle it up-stream > > under their copy-left license of choice. > > > > If only that were true... I've never found SVG import to be solid in any > Ubuntu OOo builds, nor on any standard OOo builds using the SVG import > extension. > > The latest Ubuntu OOo (built on go-oo.org) 2.4.1 (Hardy 8.04.1) does a > *very* poor job of importing a standard SVG that inkscape opens and > imports just fine. In fact it it so bad that it is to the point of being > useless.
That's a pity. I have long since moved to using Inkscape because of the lack of svg support and advise all the schools I visit to do the same. A vector graphics application is something schools are far more likely to adopt than a whole office suite especially if they have MSO already paid for and installed. Draw could have been used strategically to get take up in schools on a much bigger scale but as time goes on that is becoming a less and less compelling argument and as svg becomes more widely accepted through browser support an established svg editor gives one more barrier to getting Ooo taken up. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications A new approach to assessment for learning www.theINGOTs.org - 01827 305940 You have received this email from the following company: The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
