> KG01 - see comments inline. > > On Aug 21, 2012, at 4:18 AM, "Marcus (OOo)" <marcus.m...@wtnet.de> wrote: > > Am 08/20/2012 04:54 PM, schrieb Jürgen Schmidt: > >> OpenOffice is not only used as desktop application but also as hidden > >> part of other software and often as a conversion engine in the backend. > >> > >> OpenOffice has very good filters for many file formats and the usage as > >> a conversion engine is straight forward. And the conversion from one > >> format into another can be improved and optimized by some special > >> handling of parts of the document. > >> > >> For example external linked parts can be ignored and don't have to be > >> loaded during conversion, embedded images can be simply copied etc. > >> > >> I would like to improve AOO for this kind of usage by introducing a new > >> parameter "-conversionmode". It's not comparable with the command line > >> parameter "-headless" or the "hidden" property for > >> loadComponentFromUrl(). > >> > >> The intention of this new global option is to have it available > >> everywhere in the underlying code to optimize the performance of the > >> conversion. > > > > Sounds reasonable. However, especially with the previous paragraph I > > don't know if I understood right. Do you want to simply make the > > import/export of docs faster when AOO isn't running in graphical mode? > > > > Would be great if you can fill this with some more details. > > > >> This should have no influence/impact on the normal workflow but will > >> help to make AOO potentially more attractive for backend usage. Means it > >> will help to grow the broader eco-system around AOO. > > KG01 - Interesting. Does this mean future apps could present their own user > experience and still leverage our framework? >
The Auustralia National Archive created a piece of software for preserving digital materials called XENA http://xena.sourceforge.net/ That uses OOo as a plugin. This would probably ease that connection.
