__/ [ Linonut ] on Sunday 02 April 2006 21:13 \__
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Tim Smith belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> In article <2724304.xLicnRiYJp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Upon closer inspection, it turns out that Office is merely a package
>>> which
>>> involved floating objects. It completely neglects standards and
>>> inter-op-
>>> erability and its inertia is dependent on the fact that many people
>>> have
>>> it installed (i.e. purchased a licence). Those who have not got it
>>> in- stalled can get punished when interaction from outside comes into
>>> play.
>>
>> What standards do you think Office neglects?
>
> Open Document Format
One among *many* examples:
File -> Save As... -> HTML -> Lo and Behold:
<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"
xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"
[...]
<style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;
mso-font-charset:2;
mso-generic-font-family:auto;
mso-font-pitch:variable;
mso-font-signature:0 268435456 0 0 -2147483648 0;}
[...]
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3
level3 lfo18;
tab-stops:list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:24.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:
Wingdings'>
[...]
I rest my case, your honour.
Roy
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