Re: [discuss] Feature request

2005-03-21 Thread =?iso-8859-15?Q?Lars_D=2E_Nood=E9n?=
SVG support is on the list of things to do. Here is one of the tasks: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2497 PDF is already supported as you point out. I suspect that PDF import is not practical since it is merely a wrapper and can contain many things from bitmapped image

Re: [discuss] Google Desktop Search can now search OOo files

2005-03-21 Thread =?iso-8859-15?Q?Lars_D=2E_Nood=E9n?=
I think he may be looking for assurance that OOo has good encryption. It's a valid concern. Historically, other office suites have been known to have very vulnerable, weak, easily circumvented encryption for most of a decade. (I'd almost have to say that it sounds like it is on purpose.)

Re: [discuss] Google Desktop Search can now search OOo files

2005-03-21 Thread =?iso-8859-15?Q?Lars_D=2E_Nood=E9n?=
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Eike Rathke wrote: [snip] Citing from the OASIS OpenDocument specification 1.0-cd-3 available at http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=office [snip] Thanks. I had spent some time looking for a summary like that, but without luck. -Lars Lars Nooden ([EMAI

Re: [discuss] Telling the user what gets lost

2005-03-22 Thread =?iso-8859-15?Q?Lars_D=2E_Nood=E9n?=
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Arkady V.Belousov wrote: [...] "dozen different foramts"? There are Word 6/95, Word 97, Word 2000, Word XP and Word 2003. How may be over _five_ versions be "dozen" formats? Yes. Over a dozen different formats. Some are more incompatible some are less. All lost data or

Re: [discuss] Telling the user what gets lost

2005-03-22 Thread =?iso-8859-15?Q?Lars_D=2E_Nood=E9n?=
On Tue, 22 Mar 2005, Jonathon Blake wrote: [snip] Depending upon how one counts, Lars missed between five and 200 versions of word. I'm sure there are major differences in versions of RTF and document templates as well but I only focused on the suite of .doc formats. I think one quickly reaches a

[discuss] Articles relvant to OOo Base

2005-03-22 Thread =?iso-8859-15?Q?Lars_D=2E_Nood=E9n?=
Most users of OOo will probably use either Postgresql or MySQL for a back end, so these articles might be interesting: Jan Stafford. "Migration prep, part 1: When to switch from MS SQL to MySQL." SearchEnterpriseLinux. 21 Mar 2005. http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/

Re: [discuss] Managed Code

2005-03-22 Thread =?iso-8859-15?Q?Lars_D=2E_Nood=E9n?=
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, Mr Rigel Anrndt wrote: [...] A: There are any plans to upgrade the OOo backbone to support the .NET framework? B: There are any plans to upgrade the memory and file handling to "managed code"? Could you please provide some links providing concise, low buzzword density defin

[discuss] OOo and OpenDocument mentioned in TheAge

2005-03-23 Thread =?iso-8859-15?Q?Lars_D=2E_Nood=E9n?=
OOo and OpenDocument both get a mention towards the middle of the article: Nigel McFarlane. "Firefox explorers." The Age. 22 Mar 2005. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/03/21/253920087.html?oneclick=true ... "I'm staggered and close to offended that some businesses

Re: [discuss] OOo and OpenDocument mentioned in TheAge

2005-03-23 Thread =?iso-8859-15?Q?Lars_D=2E_Nood=E9n?=
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, Jonathon Coombes wrote: [...] If you are interested in finding out more about this story, I will be giving a case study on it at the OpenOffice.org MiniConf in Canberra on 18/19th April. Excellent! Could you post something online then? I'd love to visit Canberra again especia

Re: [discuss] Managed Code

2005-03-24 Thread =?iso-8859-15?Q?Lars_D=2E_Nood=E9n?=
Rigel, Could you point to a concise written summary? The "Show" you sent the URL for appears to be some video requiring several MS products + MS formats + DRM, so I can't tell whether you are joking or not with your original suggestion. Text is helpful, video and audio is not, especially one in

Re: [discuss] Re: OOo and OpenDocument mentioned in TheAge

2005-03-24 Thread =?iso-8859-15?Q?Lars_D=2E_Nood=E9n?=
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, Christian Einfeldt wrote: ... Currently, Microsoft's solution is to try to "buy" the market by "lobbying" (bribing) local officials, giving its software to some libraries and schools, and offering package deals to governments like Thailand. But that is not a sustainable busines

Re: [discuss] Re: OOo and OpenDocument mentioned in TheAge

2005-03-24 Thread =?iso-8859-15?Q?Lars_D=2E_Nood=E9n?=
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, Chuck wrote: [...] I think the problem is that nobody wants to be the manager who recommended software that was later found out to have some incompatibility with MS file formats, the format that 98% of the rest of the business world uses. Perhaps, but since there are severe inc

Re: [discuss] OOo and OpenDocument mentioned in TheAge

2005-03-24 Thread =?iso-8859-15?Q?Lars_D=2E_Nood=E9n?=
On Thu, 24 Mar 2005, Jonathon Coombes wrote: I am guessing that all the presentations will be put online such as was done with the recent RegiCon in the USA. One way or another, mine will be certainly going online :) If someone can get me the raw audio from the MiniConf in Canberra, I'll volunteer

Re: [discuss] Is Java the most widespread Internet language?

2005-03-18 Thread =?iso-8859-15?Q?Lars_D=2E_Nood=E9n?=
I would agree with Claus' suggestions and prefer the definition "a widespread platform independent language" Widespread is just too hard a metric to define, though I think Perl is still probably most common and wide spread, and distracts from the main point which is less controversial. -Lars

Re: [discuss] Impress free path animation

2005-03-18 Thread =?iso-8859-15?Q?Lars_D=2E_Nood=E9n?=
I saw lot of useful animations and presentations using Authorware and similar tools. I suppose Director would be useful as well. But I think either may be way beyond what's within the scope of presentation graphics (Impress). -Lars Lars Nooden ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Software patents kill

Re: [discuss] Release of Open Office 2.0 Stable

2005-03-20 Thread =?iso-8859-15?Q?Lars_D=2E_Nood=E9n?=
Please tell me from where you download el openoffice 2.0 beta Thanks Elia Elia, you can download the beta here: http://download.openoffice.org/2.0beta/index.html It's not yet available for all platforms, however. -Lars Lars Nooden ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Software patents kill innovatio