On 11/28/2013 07:06 PM, Pedro wrote: > Hi Tom > > > Tom wrote >> 2. The format stays the same between different versions of the >> program. It is the same format used "natively" by many other programs >> such as IBM Lotus Symphony, Google-docs, K.Office, Calligra and >> others. Even MS Office 2013, and more recent, can open and use the >> format which is an ISO format. > > Actually this is not true. The file extension is the same but the format has > been changing (that is why you have options to save to ODF 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 and > 1.2 Extended) > If you try to open an ODF 1.2 Extended file more complex than simple text > with any other of those programs (even with some older versions of > LibreOffice) you will find some incompatibilities... > > So, I agree with most of your points but this argument is shooting yourself > on the foot. ODF does share that problem with MS XML files: same extension, > different file structure. > > The advantage is that you can always get the latest LibreOffice version for > free (unlike MS Office...) > > Cheers, > Pedro >
If you save your file in .doc 1997~2000 (or 1997~2003) every program will be able to open it. Never use .docx. --doug -- Blessed are the peacemakers..for they shall be shot at from both sides. --A.M.Greeley -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
