To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=98976 Issue #|98976 Summary|HTML export option to not overwrite <meta> tags when s |aving Component|Word processor Version|OOo 3.0.1 Platform|All URL| OS/Version|All Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|ENHANCEMENT Priority|P3 Subcomponent|save-export Assigned to|writerneedsconfirm Reported by|vitalif
------- Additional comments from [email protected] Fri Feb 6 14:39:31 +0000 2009 ------- Hello! I work in the Russian company CustIS. We are now trying to use OpenOffice.org and HTML 3.2 export mode to collaborate when editing text documents. The key is to use Subversion/CVS as the versioned storage for documents and HTML 3.2 to allow automatic merging of changes made by different people. But now every merge operation produces at least one conflict: it's a conflict in <meta> tags: <meta name="GENERATOR"> - some people use Linux, some people use Windows <meta name="CHANGED"> - changed on every document save operation, so automatic merge is not possible. Furthermore, when CVS or Subversion client discovers conflicts, it adds conflict markers like '<<<<< 1.1 .... ====== ..... >>>>> 1.2' in the conflict areas, so document could not be opened more as valid HTML, because the HTML header is the conflict area. I know there is a check-box named "Apply user data" in document properties, and if I uncheck it before saving, <meta name="CHANGED"> isn't overwritten on every save and my personal data isn't written into the document, but: 1) <meta name="GENERATOR"> is _still_ overwritten on every save; 2) I need to uncheck "Apply user data" every time opening the document. I also know that there is an option "Remove personal data on save" in security settings, but it also doesn't help: <meta name="CHANGED"> is cleared, but <meta name="CREATED"> is always overwritten by current time, and <meta name="GENERATOR"> is also still overwritten. So this also produces conflicts. I suggest you to add an HTML compatibility option "Do not modify metadata when saving" or something like that. This will be very useful for people like us :-) who want organize a convenient versioned storage for text documents. Thanks in advance. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
