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From: Ain Vagula on 10 Feb 2007 13:29 Curt Akin wrote: > I give up <g>. When .wps files are associated with OO, I'm asked what > filter to use after OO opens. I have not yet found the magic one. > Don't understand? wps is Microsoft Works file format, Works is a very poor quality and not widely used application, that was some time ago as gratis distributed with some brand computers. Why should OO.o open all possible file formats in the world. Every day every idiot can define new file format, no one cannot run with them. ain --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: "Tony Pursell" on 10 Feb 2007 13:38 On 10 Feb 2007 at 20:27, Ain Vagula wrote: > Curt Akin wrote: > > I give up <g>. When .wps files are associated with OO, I'm asked what > > filter to use after OO opens. I have not yet found the magic one. > > > > Don't understand? wps is Microsoft Works file format, Works is a very > poor quality and not widely used application, that was some time ago as > gratis distributed with some brand computers. And stiil do, although Word is often included now, so fewer people produce .wps files. > Why should OO.o open all > possible file formats in the world. Every day every idiot can define new > file format, no one cannot run with them. > The standard answer is to load the .wps file into Works and Save As .rtf (Rich Text Format) then import that into OOo. Tony --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: Mathias Bauer on 10 Feb 2007 15:32 Ain Vagula schrieb: > Curt Akin wrote: >> I give up <g>. When .wps files are associated with OO, I'm asked what >> filter to use after OO opens. I have not yet found the magic one. >> > > Don't understand? wps is Microsoft Works file format, Works is a very > poor quality and not widely used application, that was some time ago as > gratis distributed with some brand computers. Why should OO.o open all > possible file formats in the world. Every day every idiot can define new > file format, no one cannot run with them. Well, seems that some people don't share your opinion. ;-) Andrew Ziem and Fridrich Strba who already provided us with the nice WordPerfect filter are currently very busy adding Works text import to OOo. Please read http://libwps.sourceforge.net/ http://fridrich.blogspot.com/ Ciao, Mathias -- Mathias Bauer (mba) - Project Lead OpenOffice.org Writer OpenOffice.org Engineering at Sun: http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS Please don't reply to "nospamformba(a)gmx.de". I use it for the OOo lists and only rarely read other mails sent to it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: Ain Vagula on 10 Feb 2007 16:00 Mathias Bauer wrote: > Ain Vagula schrieb: > >> Curt Akin wrote: >>> I give up <g>. When .wps files are associated with OO, I'm asked what >>> filter to use after OO opens. I have not yet found the magic one. >>> >> Don't understand? wps is Microsoft Works file format, Works is a very >> poor quality and not widely used application, that was some time ago as >> gratis distributed with some brand computers. Why should OO.o open all >> possible file formats in the world. Every day every idiot can define new >> file format, no one cannot run with them. > > Well, seems that some people don't share your opinion. ;-) > Andrew Ziem and Fridrich Strba who already provided us with the nice > WordPerfect filter are currently very busy adding Works text import to > OOo. Please read > > http://libwps.sourceforge.net/ > http://fridrich.blogspot.com/ > ;) I was aware of this. I also know that creating perfect filters is very time consuming task and needs a well-qualified developers. So I dont well understand this effort, as even MS itself provides an utility to convert wps to doc: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b9e11e83-f51b-4977-b572-8c042df802c1&displaylang=en From my point of view creating filters for VERY marginal formats is a bit strange. But as we all know better how to waste our time - and sometimes creating such a filter can be a good proof for developer, I'll avoid to judge. I just thought maybe we have more urgent tasks for such good developers. :) In good IT practice, when you'll recieve a file in format you cannot handle, the best choice is to refer to developer of this format. Solving office formats handling is one of easiest problems comparing eg. to cad-formats. ain --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: "Jonathon Blake" on 10 Feb 2007 18:36 Ain wrote: > Why should OO.o open all possible file formats in the world. a) Because the ability to open legacy documents is viewed as a strength by organizations that are migrating to ODF. b) What one person considers to be an obscure, insignificant file format, could be the mission critical format for another person. > So I don't well understand this effort, as even MS itself provides an utility to convert wps to doc: a) Every time a document is translated into a different file format, data is lost. How significant the lost data is, depends upon the specific filters. b) That Microsoft provides a wps2doc filter is relevant only to users of their products. It is irrelevant to users of PerfectOffice, or users of OOo, or other ODF aware programs. > From my point of view creating filters for VERY marginal formats is a bit strange. By that criteria, it is a waste of developer time to put any effort into supporting anything other than US-ASCII, because all other character encoding systems are marginal. > I just thought maybe we have more urgent tasks for such good developers. :) If you want things that are critical, but AFAIK, aren't being done for OOo: * A filter to convert to/from Duxbury File Format is probably a more urgent task than one for converting PerfectOffice * A filter to convert ODF text to Moon; * A set of filters to convert ODF text to Grade 0 Braille, Grade 1.0 Braille, Grade 1.5 Braille, Grade 2.0 Braile, Grade 2.5 Braille, Grade 3.0 Braille, and Numeth Code. * A set of filters to convert ODF text to ASL; Ideally, OOo would support Moon, Numeth Code, ASL, and the different grades of Braille, as independent writing systems. Because of the design parameters of OOo, the only way that will happen, is with a major rewrite of Stylist. > the best choice is to refer to developer of this format. And what makes you think that Microsoft, whoever currently owns PerfectOffice, or any other office suite file format specification owner is going to hand over the specifications of their file format to a competitor? > Solving office formats handling is one of easiest problems comparing eg. to cad-formats. If it is easy, then the reason for not including a filter decreases even more. xan jonathon -- OOo can not correct for incompetence in creating documents from MSO. Furthermore,OOo can not compensate for the defective and flawed security measures used by Microsoft. As such, before using this product for exams that require faulty and defective software, ensure that you will not be unjustly penalized for the incompetence of the organization that requires the use of software that is known to be flawed, defective, bug-ridden, and fails to meet ISO file format standards. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
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