Makes sense. Look at Word Save-As-HTML output. Save-As-XML will probably be about the same, except brought up to XHTML syntax (or perhaps a newer, messier version of DocBook). It hardly matters, but we'll find out next year sometime. In the meantime, there are plenty of other XML editors and Word conversion tools available.
take it easy,
Charles Reitzel
At 10:56 AM 12/20/2002 +1100, Jon Eaves wrote:
Hi all,
There was a discussion a few months back about XML, it's openness and the new Office 11.
I was maintaining that XML is just a delivery mechanism and the openness comes in the documentation of the schema. It appears that the news services have now noticed that as well.
I'll say it again. Just because product 'Z' uses XML that does not make it open, interoperable or even a smart thing to do.
XML is being used as a buzz-word for vendors to push products to unsuspecting customers. XML is _not_ the answer to all questions.
Here's an interesting article on the not-so-open-Office 11.
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-977880.html?tag=lh
Cheers,
-- jon
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