On Apr 20, 2006, at 9:52 PM, Ferdinand Soethe wrote:
Web Maestro Clay wrote:
I just noticed that we've got a new plugin:
$FORREST_HOME/whiteboard/plugins/
org.apache.forrest.plugin.input.OpenDocument
Before I spend time updating on this, which will be the final plugin
we'll use?
I'd say that we'll certainly keep this one because it has the more
common name.
<sheepishly>
erm... My apologies... No. That was my bad. As Thorsten brilliantly
surmised, that 'plugin' was simply my first attempt at creating an
OpenDocument plugin. Nothing more... nothing less. I got so involved
in working on the new odt plugin I forgot I'd started creating an
OpenDocument plugin myself. It merely contains code I copied from the
OpenOffice.org plugin when.
</sheepishly>
But as I have written in the thread on the odt-plugin I would still
like to have the question answered how much it would take to make the
old OpenOffice-plug-in support openDocument, simply because it seemed
a lot further in terms of features and maturity.
I think it would be great if s.o. working on the new plug-in could at
least take the time to compare both approaches and see how they can be
merged into one unified plugin that supports both.
I believe the reasons the Forrest team and I decided to focus on
OpenDocument, was two-fold:
- OpenDocument is the default format for OpenOffice.org
- the OpenOffice.org 'sxw' file format itself has significant,
inconsistent bugginess which causes problematic rendering in Forrest
output[1]
Just the same, I am considering some modifications to the OOo plugins
to fix a couple of issues with the OOo Impress format.
Also, where should discussion of modifications go? [EMAIL PROTECTED] or
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well since these are Forrest plug-ins using Forrest technology and
transforming to the current or future Forrest base format I'd say it
should happen here.
I agree. My question was largely aimed at Thorsten, who IIRC
indicated at one time that discussion should be in both places.
However, so far most discussion I've seen has come through forrest.
--
Ferdinand Soethe
[1]
http://forrest.apache.org/pluginDocs/plugins_0_70/
org.apache.forrest.plugin.input.OpenOffice.org/samples/openoffice-
writer.html
Clay Leeds
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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