Re: [libreoffice-users] RE: Compatibility problems between LO Calc and EXCEL 2007 and 2010 (XLSX)

2011-08-25 Thread Tom Davies
:) From: Andreas Säger ville...@t-online.de To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Tue, 23 August, 2011 16:21:11 Subject: [libreoffice-users] RE: Compatibility problems between LO Calc and EXCEL 2007 and 2010 (XLSX) In my honest opinion, write support for OOXML is a mistake

[libreoffice-users] RE: Compatibility problems between LO Calc and EXCEL 2007 and 2010 (XLSX)

2011-08-23 Thread Andreas Säger
In my honest opinion, write support for OOXML is a mistake. LibreOffice should not help spreading a file format which has been bribed through the standardization boards for 2 reasons: fight the ODF standard and establish a non-free XML format for MS applications only. Microsoft's Office Open XML

OT Re: [libreoffice-users] RE: Compatibility problems between LO Calc and EXCEL 2007 and 2010 (XLSX)

2011-08-23 Thread Cor Nouws
Andreas Säger wrote (23-08-11 17:21) In my honest opinion, write support for OOXML is a mistake. LibreOffice should not help spreading a file format which has been bribed through the standardization boards for 2 reasons: fight the ODF standard and establish a non-free XML format for MS

Re: OT Re: [libreoffice-users] RE: Compatibility problems between LO Calc and EXCEL 2007 and 2010 (XLSX)

2011-08-23 Thread Andreas Säger
Cor Nouws wrote: Andreas Säger wrote (23-08-11 17:21) In my honest opinion, write support for OOXML is a mistake. LibreOffice should not help spreading a file format which has been bribed through the standardization boards for 2 reasons: fight the ODF standard and establish a non-free XML

Re: OT Re: [libreoffice-users] RE: Compatibility problems between LO Calc and EXCEL 2007 and 2010 (XLSX)

2011-08-23 Thread Cor Nouws
Andreas Säger wrote (23-08-11 20:44) Read-only access does not harm anyone. Unless you have to co-operate and OOMXL is expected. (You may ask yourself if you want to work in such a situation in the first place, but well, the world and office apps do not end now or next year... will be there

Re: OT Re: [libreoffice-users] RE: Compatibility problems between LO Calc and EXCEL 2007 and 2010 (XLSX)

2011-08-23 Thread Andreas Säger
Currently there is no application which handles OOXML but not the binary doc/xls/ppt. You can send binaries and they will open in WinWord without problem. There may be very, very rare cases where XML processors handle the document rather than WinWord. Well, I think that not handling these rare

Re: OT Re: [libreoffice-users] RE: Compatibility problems between LO Calc and EXCEL 2007 and 2010 (XLSX)

2011-08-23 Thread Cor Nouws
Andreas Säger wrote (23-08-11 21:07) Currently there is no application which handles OOXML but not the binary doc/xls/ppt. You can send binaries and they will open in WinWord without problem. There may be very, very rare cases where XML processors handle the document rather than WinWord. Well, I

Re: OT Re: [libreoffice-users] RE: Compatibility problems between LO Calc and EXCEL 2007 and 2010 (XLSX)

2011-08-23 Thread Andreas Säger
Cor Nouws wrote: Andreas Säger wrote (23-08-11 21:07) Currently there is no application which handles OOXML but not the binary doc/xls/ppt. You can send binaries and they will open in WinWord without problem. There may be very, very rare cases where XML processors handle the document