On Thu, 2005-01-27 at 21:56 -0800, Steve Horne wrote: > Folks, > I've been a reasonably happy user of Open Office for about two years, > but > very reluctantly am throwing in the towel. I'm dealing with many complex > documents in my business, all of which are either produced on MS Word or > will be viewed by one of the Microsoft Office programs, and there are far > too many compatibility problems. > > I have not been active in any forums, since I want to use OO as a tool. > In > fact, I wanted to standardize my company around it as we grow. > > If there's anyone willing to look at my compatibility problems, I'll be > happy to send them some files. I'd really like to see OO succeed, but I > fear in the high complexity environment it has a way to go. >
Steve: While I understand your frustration, you should say this to Microsoft. In fact that's the only place where this can ever truly get solved. The reason OOo CAN'T get the compatibility perfect is because they keep their format secret to FORCE you to keep using their products and make everyone else that does anything with you also use their products. The EU is somewhat trying to force some interoperability on Microsoft but they seem to be getting out of it. Why not ask all your coworkers and clients to use OOo? It probably can handle those complex documents better than MSO with less corruption. Then you don't have to convert, and it's not like it costs them to switch to OOo. Crystle -- Crystle Numan, B.Sc., Web Developer Guided Vision: the possibilities are endless 905.528.3095 http://guidedvision.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
