From koffice  Mon Oct 24 02:41:05 2005
From: Shriramana Sharma <samjnaa () gmail ! com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 02:41:05 +0000
To: koffice
Subject: [Bug 114976] New: Change default save document type used by KOffice
Message-Id: <20051024044103.114976.samjnaa () gmail ! com>
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           Summary: Change default save document type used by KOffice to
                    OpenDocument
           Product: koffice
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: SuSE RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: koffice kde org
        ReportedBy: samjnaa gmail com


Version:           1.42 (using KDE KDE 3.4.3)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs
OS:                Linux

In the interests of enhanced intercompatibility with other OSs and non-KDE applications, I suggest that we do not use the KOffice file formats for saving any more in favour of the OASIS OpenDocument format. 

OOo is available for all non-*nix platforms and non-KDE, whereas KOffice is only available for *nixes and KDE. (Maybe you can run KOffice under GNOME or other wm-s, I donno, but still you will have to do some circus to accomplish that, I think.)

So if we completely switch over the default document type used (for saving) by KOffice to OpenDocument then we accomplish all this. There are too many file formats out there, and there's not much point in too much forking. Whatever KOffice developers may seek to improve in the document format, they can always contribute to the OpenDocument format, thereby benefiting a greater base of users.

Of course, KOffice should still be able to read and write the current version of the KOffice file format, but this should be relegated to non-default status. ODF should be made default for saving.

I say this in the interests of making KOffice attractive to an even greater userbase.
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