Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: LibreOffice bits ...

Bruce Byfield wrote:

> - "layout fidelity" and "slideshow fidelity": Does this mean making the
> screen display closer to output? Or something else?

Many people use Writer and Impress with sophisticated layouts, which 
sometimes create problems when printing or displaying, especially when 
there are multiple fonts with different metrics (something that should 
be avoided, but happens on a daily basis). In addition, documents are 
moved between platforms (Windows to Mac to Linux, and viceversa) and 
this increase fidelity problems. Many people do not understand the 
problems, and keep on creating them. Unfortunately, developers are the 
ones in charge of solving these problems adding features (which are 
welcome, of course).

> - improved format conversion: Would this refer specifically to MSO
> compatibility, especially for OOXML? or something else.

Definitely. Users are discovering interoperability, and the future 
should be one where we all use our preferred format (although at TDF we 
all prefer the same one, ODF, which is highly suggested), independently 
from the person we are sending the document to, because he/she will be 
able to use it without losing contents.

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