From koffice Sat Nov 02 14:54:03 2002 From: Seth Kurtzberg Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2002 14:54:03 +0000 To: koffice Subject: Re: [kde] KDE version of OpenOffice? X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=koffice&m=103624896630776 Then it must be a configuration issue. When I do a new install of RH on a machine, and try to open a .doc file, it says "unrecognized format" or words to that effect. On Sat, 2002-11-02 at 04:24, Ariya Hidayat wrote: > > > I was referring to the fact that, from the user's perspective, the > > filter is not 100% integrated with the application. The user wants to > > take a Microsoft office something.doc, open it in kword, and have any > > massaging of the data occur "under the covers". That is why I said it > > is a perception issue, not a technical issue. Technically, who cares? > > In terms of convincing the ordinary user to switch word processors, it > > becomes important. Really it is a user interface decision, and not a > > technical decision at all. > > Hmm, maybe I miss something here. I don't fully understand what you mean by > "not 100% integrated". As for user interface, there's no difference between > opening native KWord (XML) or MS Word document (or for any other format): > pick menu File, Open and there you go. > > Perhaps you mean that KWord still can't export document to many formats, > including MS Word. But that's solely because certain export filter hasn't > been developed yet. Otherwise, KWord can easily do the import or export (such > as for Abiword, RTF, HTML, AmiPro, and WordPerfect document), albeit with > varying degree of quality. > ____________________________________ > koffice mailing list > koffice@mail.kde.org > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/koffice -- Seth Kurtzberg M. I. S. Corp 480-661-1849 Pager 888-605-9296, or 6059296@skytel.com ____________________________________ koffice mailing list koffice@mail.kde.org To unsubscribe please visit: http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/koffice