On Thursday 15 April 2010 10:19, Jean-Baptiste Faure wrote: > Hi all, > > Current discussions about ODF icons in OOo 3.2.1, let me to make my > position more clear : > > 1/ I think that OpenDocument Format (ODF) is more important than the > software used to edit the documents. > 2/ Obviously OpenOffice.org (Project and software) support ODF very > strongly and this support should be visible in all possible graphical > elements of the software > 3/ OpenOffice.org (software) should help, through its functionalities, > the users to understand the importance of the question of the formats of > its documents (data security, independence from the software and its > editor) > > So I propose to: > 1/ remove the possibility to use MS-Office formats as default formats in > OpenOffice.org
Does not follow from the above position at all. vote -1 Limits established user options. vote -1 Likelyhood of marginalising OO.o as being unfriendly. vote -1 My count -3 for your proposal. > 2/ remove the possibility of conversion formats by File > Save As... In > other words this menu item should only give the possibility to change > the name of the file and switch to it to edit. Breaks established software patterns. -1 Training required to establish alternatives. -1 I don't understand what "switch to it to edit" even means in the context of a "Save As..." dialogue. I don't care if i never find out. -1 My count -3 for your proposal. > 3/ add all formats removed from "File > Save As" to "File > Export". Groan -1 ...i don't need reasons. > Indeed I think that the good practice is to always work in ODF and to > chose, if needed, an export format appropriate to the use that the > recipient of the document is supposed to have. If he has only to read > the document then choose PDF and if he has to edit the document and has > only MS-Office then choose a MS-Office format. But, and it is the most > important, in all cases you keep your original in ODF as reference version. Zealotry has it's place, excessive zealotry, even well intentioned produces skewed ideas such as these. I do not like your ideas. I am not attacking you personally and would still buy you a beer if we ever meet. OK -- Michael --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
