On 09/28/2007 09:11 AM, Robin Laing wrote: > NoOp wrote: >> On 09/25/2007 05:52 AM, Brice LEROY wrote: >>> Hi everybody, >>> > >> >> That is because Ubuntu modified their version of OOo. For example, your >> document converter and Base wizards will work on your standard OOo, they >> don't on the Ubuntu'ized OOo. The Ubuntu version will have added filters >> (.wps is actually for MS Works whereas on the standard OOo it is for a >> Chinese word processing program), etc., etc. >> >> They both have advantages/detriments. That's why I keep an Ubuntu >> version on another machine. >> > > If the Ubuntu version has a working MS Works import Filter, why doesn't > OOo proper? This is a constant request. > > I do agree that the customization issue is a real PITA but that is part > of the OpenSource domain. I ran into this on Fedora. >
These might shed some light on the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=8938 http://libwps.sourceforge.net/ http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=discuss&msgNo=60311 http://fridrich.blogspot.com/2006/12/microsoft-works-import-filter-for.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
