Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3653 mails)

[Ralph Sanford <rsanford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2002-05-27 at 08:30, Patrick wrote:
> On Sunday 26 May 2002 15:48, Ralph Sanford wrote:
> >
> > The release Staroffice 6.0 CD includes the version for Linux,
> > Windows, Solaris.  Also includes adabas database and Java 1.3.1
> >
> > IMO the importing of MS files into Staroffice is better than OO 1.0.
> > Mostly in that OO converted all the hyphens and quotation marks to
> > question marks, whereas Staroffice appears to import correctly.
> > Staroffice also appears to handle powerpoint slightly better than OO.
> >
> > The current Staroffice 6.0 handles import of MS formats very well,
> > but not perfectly.  While perfection is desirable, I believe that
> > expecting perfection is unrealistic.  My experience with Wordperfect
> > Office and Lotus Smartsuite (plus earlier with Describe) is that a
> > very good import is as good as it gets.  Similarly the exchange of
> > files between MS 97 and MS XP tends to be very good but also not
> > perfect.
> --------------------------------
> 
> Ralph,
> As I understand it, Staroffice 6 is suppose to come with a Wordperfect 
> filter, where OO does not.  I remember hearing someone mention that it 
> did not have it, yet Sun and every other ad mentions it being there.  
> Can you confirm or deny the existence of a WP filter and if so, had a 
> chance to test it also?
> 
> Patrick
> -- 
> 

Having now installed staroffice 6 on a windows box in addition to the
linux computers I can now answer the question.  Staroffice does include
a filter for Wordperfect, in the windows version of SO.
 
Doing a custom install on each system and selecting the import filters
to install; in linux the wordperfect selection is non-functional, in
windows it works.


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