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List:       koffice-devel
Subject:    Re: planning 1.3.1
From:       Marc Heyvaert <marc_heyvaert () yahoo ! com>
Date:       2004-03-27 17:48:12
Message-ID: 20040327174812.32813.qmail () web41508 ! mail ! yahoo ! com
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Hi Nicolas,

--- Nicolas Goutte <nicolasg@snafu.de> wrote:
> 
> > (KWord)"The quality of these filters leaves a lot
> to
> > be desired, unfortunately. They should work fine
> with
> > simple documents, but with more complicated
> > layouts,...,the result tend to bear little
> resemblance
> > to the original document."
> 
> The elipsed part of the quote states that it was
> tested with tables. But 
> tables are not only a problem of the filters but
> first of KWord.
> 
> >
Sorry, I didn't intend to leave out the bit that you
thought made an important distinction...

> >
> > (Kpresenter)"...(positive intro)...This said it is
> > difficult to exchange data with other programs.
> > ...supports ony SVG and is thus incapable of
> imorting
> > files directly from other presentation programs.
> At
> > least you can export files to OO Impress format
> > without any trouble."
> 
> That is the part that I would like that someone
> explains it to me.
> 
> As far as I know, KPresenter has an import filter
> for OOImpress. And it has 4 
> stars in the filter status page.
> 
> So how does this fit together with the critic?
> 

Well, after reading this article, and in view of my
intention to do something about KOffice documentation,
I intend to get to know *all* the KOffice
applications. I will try to test filters in the coming
weeks. Altough the star system tells us something,
perhaps some more detailed info about what works and
what doesn't, could help novice or potential users.

Marc


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