On 05/07/11 09:07, Robert Derman wrote:
NoOp wrote:On 06/25/2011 03:37 PM, Alexandro Colorado wrote:On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Simon Phipps <simon@webmink.com> wrote:On 25 Jun 2011, at 08:33, Ian Lynch wrote:Manfred wrote: "I still believe that PDF is the best solution to distribute finalversionsof text (and maybe other office) documents." I'd say yes if they are likely to be printed on paper, no if it is only likely to be read from a screen.I disagree. Once a document no longer needs editing (and this is a frequent need in daily life - think purchase receipt, invoice, insurance schedule and so on) it needs to be provided in an electronic format that cannot be easily altered. PDF plays this role, ODF doesn't.No, but HTML does. More to the point, chm files also are build for read-only. Surely they are more microsoft based, but even Read (activity from the OLPC/Sugar), had to add a webkit renderer for another popular format -- epub. Which of course is done for read-only porpouses. So a bigger discussion than demanding PDF reader, might be to upgrade the very old HTML renderer in LibreOffice to something like webkit.Might updating LO's HTML capability also improve its ability to create and edit HTML? Back when I was maintaining a web page, I seem to remember using OOo Writer for this, so if I remember correctly OOo, and therefore LO can create and edit HTML, but it would certainly improve its usefulness to small businesses if it could do it even better.
Hi Robert,There are many excellent open source HTML editors available for many platforms. LO does not need to 'recreate the wheel'. If you need a good package email me directly with some details of the platform you are using and type of HTML pages you are editing and I will send some links to you.
In regards to PDF readers, again many options exist. Why does LO need to create something new or fork an existing project. Look around everyone, there are many good PDF readers - foss and freeware.
I think the expectation that LO is everything for everyone is over the top, people need to stop looking for an office suite that will bundle every package you could possibly want.
IMHO. -- Cheers Simon Simon Cropper Principal Consultant Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd PO Box 160, Sunshine, VIC W: www.botanicusaustralia.com.au -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+help@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted