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Supporting OOXML in LibreOfficeSupporting OOXML in LibreOfficePosted Jan 11, 2011 15:06 UTC (Tue) by drag (subscriber, #31333)In reply to: Supporting OOXML in LibreOffice by DOT Parent article: Supporting OOXML in LibreOffice
> 3. Write OOXML 'pretty well'
> This last option gives us the worst of both worlds: it further establishes OOXML as the standard format, and it further establishes MS Office as the only office suite that supports the standard format perfectly.
> (With "OOXML", I mean the format that MS implemented, not the one that was specified as an ISO standard.)
In reality the most correct approach is DWMD (Do What Microsoft Does).
Seriously. Nobody is ever going to follow the OOXML spec. It's just a joke of epic proportions. The only really correct thing to do is maintain compatibility with Microsoft software. Other people will do the same and then that will achieve the highest amount of interoperability from this 'worst of all worlds'.
Trying to fight and be 'correct' on OOXML just means that people will be less able to use OO.org. It effectively becomes a anti-feature.
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Supporting OOXML in LibreOffice Posted Jan 11, 2011 16:19 UTC (Tue) by tzafrir (subscriber, #11501) [Link]
Unless some bored folks will come up with a separate "strict OOXML" export filter for LibreOffice which attempts to follow the ISO standard to the letter :-)
Supporting OOXML in LibreOffice Posted Jan 12, 2011 8:20 UTC (Wed) by shmget (subscriber, #58347) [Link]
And such patches would most likely be accepted.
Actually they would be a nice addition to illustrate the difference with the so called OOXML 'standard' and the MSXML format that is really in use in Redmond
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