Does anybody have any objections to having the frames used for the
OOoAuthors figures being replaced with tables--and not using frames any
longer for the OOoAuthors docs?
The captions enclosed within Writer frames often convert poorly to Word
and are not as easy to work with. Furthermore, the Writer frames
themselves will cause an attempt to generate a FrameMaker file from a
converted DOC file from a Writer ODT file that even contains one frame.
Such a failed attempt will actually lock up the FrameMaker application
so badly that FrameMaker needs to be killed via the Windows Task Manager
in Windows Vista.
Does anybody see any redeeming social value with using OOo Writer frames
when they convert poorly to MS Word, plus their causing FrameMaker to
bomb? Continuing to create documents that cannot be freely and cleanly
be converted to other file formats does not appear to be professional.
What advantage is there of being able to convert to/from ODT and DOC if
some things (the ones that we do) don't convert well?
A workaround is simply to substitute tables for the offensive frames,
which, AFAIK, seem to work fine after conversion to DOC or further
converted to FrameMaker. For example,getting an ODT file eventually to
FrameMaker is a reliable manner of creating XML files without doing
songs and dances.
In any event, I am in the process of changing Chapter 4 of the Draw
Guide where all its previous frames are eliminated. In addition, I am
listing in my weblog those OOo items that don't migrate well to DOC.
Gary
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Gary Schnabl
2775 Honorah
Detroit MI 48209
(734) 245-3324
