EAZen just got TOLD! Boy howdy, can't wait to see this AWN, who's the beotch now?
-MG On Mon, 2002-11-04 at 04:16, ArVee - wrote: > >From: ericzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: ArVee - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: First Patch prize winner - ArVee! > >Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 02:12:35 -0600 > > > >On 2002.11.04 01:40 ArVee - wrote: > > > > > > It was fun to contribute, but I couldn't have done it without the great > >work > > > of all the people that have created the WV library and AbiWord itself! > > > Expect in the weeks to come an MsExcel importer that imports the > > > spreadsheet's as tables. > > > > > > Cheers ! > > > > > > --------------- > > > Ruud Vring ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > The Netherlands. > > > > > >You don't think that may be just a wee bit ambitious? Spreadsheets will > >require algorhythmic properties, embedded document structuring and that > >like. Or do you intend to, let's call it "borrow," borrow from Gnumeric? > > > >-Zen > > Well, maybe it's a bit ambitious, but we've already created an excel class > that parses the _whole_ file and splits it up in a linked list of objects > (workbook(s), sheet(s) and cells). Should tell you that I'm working on that > with someone else (DeJe) and that we're working in the pre-press business > and that we need that functionality _badly_ (just as we did need the msword > tables). > At first, it will import text-only sheets (because people use it a lot to > typeset tables (without any calculations)). > Next step will be to parse any calculations and just present the result in > the table as text. > Though I'm not sure if we can get it fully xp (because there can be embedded > VBA code), so the calculations will probably only work on Win32 platforms. > > --------------- > Ruud Vring ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > The Netherlands. > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get a speedy connection with MSN Broadband. Join now! > http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/freeactivation.asp >
