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List:       koffice-devel
Subject:    Re: Solution for absurd filter chains
From:       Nicolas Goutte <nicolasg () snafu ! de>
Date:       2004-10-03 15:08:36
Message-ID: 200410031708.36713.nicolasg () snafu ! de
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On Sunday 03 October 2004 17:01, Werner Trobin wrote:
> On Sunday 03 October 2004 16:54, Nicolas Goutte wrote:
> > On Sunday 03 October 2004 16:16, Thomas Zander wrote:
> > > As I explained a year ago, a weight for each filter, and a maximum
> > > weight
>
> a
>
> > Sorry, I am not aware that this was raised a year ago. At least the
> > solution was not implemented.
> >
> > > filter-chain can take is the easiest and best solution to this problem.
> > > With each filter getting an individual weight, its very powerful.
> >
> > How do you fix the problem then not to have for example KSpread -> plain
>
> text
>
> > -> KWord -> Latex with weights? How can you change all plain text filter
> > to have that?
> >
> > As far as I know the weight is there to prioritize things, not to forbid
> > absurd filter chains.
>
> Well, right now the weight is just used to find the best path, but it
> should be easy to add another if statement that drops a (otherwise valid)
> chain if the accumulated weight is above a certain threshold. Then all you
> have to do is to make the weight of all plain text filters exactly the
> threshold. If one more filter is added the chain is invalid.

Well, that makes then impossible to have:
OASIS-> KWord 1.3 -> plain text
which we will need at some point.

>
> Ciao,
> Werner, who unfortunately doesn't have the time to do that himself :-(

Have a nice day!

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