On 2011-09-09, krisb wrote: > This is my first message here so please be tolerant :)
Let me just hide the flamethrower... ok, now we can start. > Maybe it is a not right place to ask, but let me start. I'm wondering if is > possible to open encrypted xlsx/docx files in Libo? IMHO MSO rights and > concept of protecting files exclude possibility of opening it in competitors > software, since it would be a breaking of encryption algorithm and it would > be against MSO rights. Am I right? The encryption methods are part which I > am not well acquainted yet :) Microsoft nowadays *claims* to be using open formats, so I'd expect the encryption algorithm to be documented somewhere, and even if it isn't, until some time ago it was pretty clear that math wasn't patenteable. > As for example, similar topic was mentioned on OO forum: > http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=34894 > The file attached there could be opened in MSO, but in Libo 3.4.3 > (win&linux) I can only saw “Filter Selection” window and “general > input/output error” message. The xlsx converted to xls in MSO (xls is also > password protected), work smoothly in Libo. So encryption is essential. > > Moving away from the solution through the conversion to xls/doc, in general, > is there a chance to open encrypted ***x file in Libo? I wonder if this is related to your issue. Or wait, are you the reporter? https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35422 -- Nuno J. Silva (aka njsg) gopher://sdf-eu.org/1/users/njsg -- 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
