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List:       koffice
Subject:    [Bug 114976] New: Change default save document type used by KOffice
From:       Shriramana Sharma <samjnaa () gmail ! com>
Date:       2005-10-24 2:41:05
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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