Hello,
now that microsoft has partially opened the documentation of the .doc
format, is there a chance that better doc compatibility will become a
primary objective ?
Thanks
Andreas
A frustrated IT director that got the order to reinstall word 2000
because of not so good .doc compatibility
Yes it could however also there are many pitfalls that involve having
better compatibility with MS, starting that the file format in MSO is a
mess.
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/02/19.html
Specially the part where it talks about compatibility/interoperability.
"If you’re creating
On Saturday 23 February 2008 06:38:22 Andreas wrote:
> Hello,
>
> now that microsoft has partially opened the documentation of the .doc
> format, is there a chance that better doc compatibility will become a
> primary objective ?
>
> Thanks
> Andreas
>
> A frustrated IT director that got the order
Andreas wrote:
Hello,
now that microsoft has partially opened the documentation of the .doc
format, is there a chance that better doc compatibility will become a
primary objective ?
mmh, as far as i know it provides not realy any new info. But of course
i am no file format expert.
Thanks
Andreas wrote:
> format, is there a chance that better doc compatibility will become a
> primary objective ?
Considering that OOo is more compatible with more MSO file formats
than MSO is, I'm not sure that this is a reasonable area to focus on.
Converting VBA to StarBasic _might_ be desirab