This sounds like a great idea: > The format that OpenOffice uses is based on XML, which allows a lot > more character sets than RTF does. The OpenOffice format has been > submitted to become an ISO standard, so that organizations ( say, > governments ) can specify all information be submitted ( or stored, or > archived ) in a format that is an accredited international standard, > not a de-facto standard.
And I use HTML so much, in conjunction with writing for the Web, that this standard seems natural to me! > That is the real issue, MS Word format is a de-facto standard ( except > in the legal profession ). Once there is a ISO/ANSI word processing > standard format, the MS Word format is not as important. HTML has > internationally agreed upon standards, even if some browsers don't > support those standards well. That's for sure. My favorite browser, iCab, does a terrible job with some elements of CSS and HTML 4. I wish browsers would fully implement HTML 4. And yet there are problems galore with this. Microsoft's Explorer, for example, does a pretty good job in the Mac OS, but for Windows, the Q tag is unimplemented, forcing most Web developers to leave this completely logical tag out of use. Does OpenOffice implement the Q tag? If it does, I'll give it a shout of praise. And probably start using it soon. t -- Signwave Finder Mail 0.5a - http://www.signwave.co.uk/ -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
