> The problem is that the .doc format is:
> - not really documented (I think)
It is well documented on the MSDN which everybody can
access.
> - contains OLE streams which are similar to a complete file system to
> implement, AFAIK
For writing, this is not too bad, if you can accept a few
limitations.
> - of course completely different between versions of word (which one
> would you choose?)
If you want the widest coverage, and still some functionality,
it would be a good idea to aim for Word 6.0 format.
> - a proprietary format and, as such, evil.
Of course yes.
The main problem I see with this is that the Word document format is simply
brain-dead, and not worth the time to deal with.
The easy solution is to use HTML export, which the newer Word
versions read rather well. Maybe we should develop a native HTML
export with style sheet (CSS) support at some point in time?
Greets,
Asger
