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List:       koffice
Subject:    Re: [kde] KDE version of OpenOffice?
From:       Seth Kurtzberg <seth () cql ! com>
Date:       2002-11-02 14:54:03
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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.
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