Filters for openoffice will certainly be written, if any volunteers are 
found.
However for now and for at least near future, KOffice has its own native 
file formats.
The problem of not controlling your own native file formats is that you can 
be blocked to delevelop new ideas. For example, KWord's DTP modus is quite 
difficult to integrate in any of the current word-processor file format 
(therefore I suppose in openoffice too!) You have also to ensure that *any* 
KOffice part embed in your document can be saved too!

-----Original Message-----
From:	Michael E. Smoot [SMTP:mes5k@cs.virginia.edu]
Sent:	Sunday, February 11, 2001 10:52 PM
To:	koffice@max.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de
Subject:	Re: [OT?] XML (from openoffice) usage description



Hello,

I apologize if this question covers well trodden ground, but I'm fairly
new to KOffice and XML.

Is there any effort to make KOffice's DTDs compatible with openoffice or
to even just use those of openoffice?  Is that even a desirable goal or
are there good reasons not to do so?



thanks,
Mike


On Sat, 10 Feb 2001, Richard Bos wrote:

> The underneath article gives a description of the openoffice XML format 
and
> how this can be used by other applications.
>
> http://www.xml.com/lpt/a/2001/02/07/openoffice.html
>
> --
> Richard Bos
> For those who have no (/)home the journey is endless
>