[tdf-discuss] Re: New "LibreOffice Reader" Eliminates Need for "PDF Reader"

On 07/04/2011 04:07 PM, 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 final
> > > > >         
> > > > versions
> > > >       
> > > > > of 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.
> > >     

Actually, NoOp didn't write any of that. Please mind your attributions.

> 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. 



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