Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Microsoft Works-2
Hi I think that it would be better if LO support MS Work directly but the windows users can instal LO or OpenOffice to solve the problems too. It is esear for all. Regards, Jorge Rodriguez ___ El jue, 17-11-2011 a las 15:26 -0800, NoOp escribió: On 11/17/2011 11:29 AM, Alex Thurgood wrote: Le 17/11/2011 18:33, John Gregson a écrit : Hi John, I can now open some of the MS Works, Word Processor files (.WPS) However, I find that any Works file .wps; that has a Table in it will not open in Libre Office. Am I missing something? Probably not, the MSWorks WPS filter was never perfect and I doubt that it will be improved. The LibO project is phasing out the former binary filters that were required to open StarOffice binary formats, so it is unlikely that any developers are going to be interested in improving the WPS import filter. ... Sorry to hear that. Many Win7 users may not be able to afford MS Office proper use MS Works. MS Works version 9.0 in Win7 (that is included for free in most Win7 versions... at least it is in Win7 Home Premium) is actually quite a nice suite. Were I not a linux user used Win7 outside of testing, and didn't know about OOo/LO, I'd be quite comfortable using it on a regular basis. Note: I am quite familiar with MS Office 2003 and earlier (I have MSO 97, 2002, and 2003). http://www.microsoft.com/products/works/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=003active_tab=Features I think that LO would be making a mistake by not continuing to support MS Works files (at the the newer versions), at least to properly open and display the files. @John Gregson: I just did a test MS Works (9.0) file with a small table in it. Four columns, 4 rows. When saved as an .wps the table in LO 3.4.4 appears as: [OBJ][OBJ][OBJ][OBJ] Test Test1 ... Test17 In other words, the table is not present instead converted to text. Note: I just filled the table with Test, Test1 etc. No idea what the ' [OBJ][OBJ][OBJ][OBJ]' bits are about. I then saved the same file (from MS Works) as a .doc file reopened in OOo 3.3.0 (table appears fine, albeit outside the page text borders), and in LO 3.4.4 with the same results as OOo 3.3.0. I'd have to uninstall LO 3.4.4 to test with LO 3.3.4, perhaps a Win7 user w/LO 3.3.4 can test as well? -- Atentamente, Jorge Rodríguez -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Microsoft Works-2
Hi :) How do we make sure 'they' don't delete the MS Works filters? Is it likely to be possible to move them into an Extension? Regards from Tom :) --- On Fri, 18/11/11, Alex Thurgood alex.thurg...@gmail.com wrote: From: Alex Thurgood alex.thurg...@gmail.com Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Microsoft Works-2 To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Friday, 18 November, 2011, 6:53 Le 17/11/2011 23:26, NoOp a écrit : Hi, I think that LO would be making a mistake by not continuing to support MS Works files (at the the newer versions), at least to properly open and display the files. Well, the question hasn't been put to the engineering committee as far as I know, so one way for it to become more visible would be to open a bug report requesting improvement of the MSWorks import filter. As with most everything else in LO development, if people need that functionality so badly, then they can help themselves...to help themselves, by either getting stuck into the code or finding someone they can pay/bribe/persuade to fix it. Alex -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Microsoft Works-2
Hello John, I have MS Office 97 2000 that I'm willing to flash up in a virtual machine if it will help. If your Works version is old enough that the MS filters in Word 97/2000 can open your files I will be happy to convert a few to ODF for you. By a few I mean less than a dozen. :-) Peter HB On 17/11/11 19:29, Alex Thurgood wrote: Le 17/11/2011 18:33, John Gregson a écrit : Hi John, I can now open some of the MS Works, Word Processor files (.WPS) However, I find that any Works file .wps; that has a Table in it will not open in Libre Office. Am I missing something? Probably not, the MSWorks WPS filter was never perfect and I doubt that it will be improved. The LibO project is phasing out the former binary filters that were required to open StarOffice binary formats, so it is unlikely that any developers are going to be interested in improving the WPS import filter. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
