https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=126827
--- Comment #2 from orcmid <[email protected]> --- (In reply to orcmid from comment #1) [ ... ] > OBSERVATION #2: There is a policy issue here with regard to interoperability > via the OpenDocument format. We are in the peculiar position that, if this > behavior were to be sustained, we need to warn users that saving as .ods may > not preserve all features used in the user's document. [ ... ] > CONCLUSION: Giving preference to .xls fidelity and silently failing on saves > to ODF formats is a nasty problem. The preference may satisfy a majority of > users who only look for Office-format interoperability. Nevertheless the > silent failing in production of the preferred/default OpenDocument format > files is awful. > > DIFFICULTY: This takes a clarification of policy (perhaps the easiest step) > and some remedy in the software. It may involve half measures and there is > no outlook on how long it can be before there is any remedy. Questions on the policy aspects of this have been raised on the [email protected] mailing list, where such matters are discussed and resolved. See <http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/openoffice-dev/201602.mbox/%3C002b01d161e0%24fedb79a0%24fc926ce0%24%40apache.org%3E>. Even if a clear, explicit policy emerges, putting it into practice and executing on these existing situations may require an indefinite time. It may be that the best we can do in the immediate case is to put warnings in appropriate places on the Community Forums and the OpenOffice wikis. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the issue.
