I have some concerns. First, the meta-requirements Wiki page was last updated on 2012-03-12 and there has been on-going turmoil at the ODF TC on which of three proposals will be refined into an ODF 1.3 improvement. There is no resolution, although there is some major discussion to occur in the ODF TC Conference calls in the next few weeks.
Because of this, it is important to understand how your proposed Track Changes Improvement will be reflect in the ODF 1.2 documents consumed and produced by Apache OpenOffice at this time. That is, what needs to be done in the format, if anything, and how is interoperable communication of that handled in the persistent document? Also, do the proposed improvements favor one of the three proposals or borrow some elements from each? Is it a completely separate improvement to the existing ODF 1.2 provisions (as badly-specified as they might be)? Is it designed toward interoperability with the functionality of Microsoft Word documents and convertibility with .doc or OOXML Word Processing (.docx, basically)? Without understanding the improvements in terms of what users perceive and can manipulate, and how it is conveyed in the persistent document(s), it is very difficult to assess the proposal. - Dennis -----Original Message----- From: chengjh [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 20:33 To: [email protected] Subject: [Review|Discussion]For Ideas and Comments on the Vision of Writer's Track Changes Improvement Hi All, As we know,Track Changes is one of the most important features in a document editing application,such as the Apache OpenOffice.org Writer.It provides to track history changes within a document and review a shared document between different roles in an internal and collaborative environment.Through this feature,end users can conveniently distinguish each roles' revised changes and review comments when working on the same document,especially within a complex reviewing process. Although,Apache OpenOffice.org Writer has also provided the Track Changes feature, there are existing very obviously feature gaps comparing with MS Word.Please refer to the details from http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Writer/ToDo/TrackChanges#Comparison_and_GAP.Of course, the interoperability fidelity with MS Word is poor..Because of the obviously feature gaps,we have received some requirements to improve the function area, and been raised some defects too.Please refer to the classic ones from http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Writer/ToDo/TrackChanges#Requirement . In order to decrease the feature gaps,especially improve the interoperability fidelity with MS Word, we have taken some investigation and tried to understand the current implementation http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Writer/ToDo/TrackChanges#Current_Design deeply. And then, based on the our current knowledge and understanding,we have worked out a design proposal http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Writer/ToDo/TrackChanges#Design_Proposals for your review. The proposal is just the beginning, and now open for review and discussion. For our same goal to make Apache OpenOffice.org successful, I appreciate your comments and contribution to the improvement. Your ideas and comments will not be limited to the current design proposal,breakthrough thinking welcomed..Expecting your involvement.Thanks. Reference: [1] Track Changs Wiki:: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Writer/ToDo/TrackChanges [2] OASIS ODF TC on Track Changes: https://wiki.oasis-open.org/office/Change%20Tracking%20Meta%20Requirements -- Best Regards,Jianhong Cheng
