Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer crashing saving in docx format

Hi :)
+1
I think some companies and agencies specifically state that documents MUST be produced in docX, 
xlsX etc.  For the moment people could probably get away with the older MS formats that everyone 
can read.  

The alternatives seem to be
1.  Use MS formats or
2.  Don't work for or with anyone

Even when MS Office supposedly introduces support for ODF you can be fairly sure they will botch it 
badly.  
Regards from
Tom :)  


--- On Thu, 24/5/12, Jay Lozier <jslozier@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Jay Lozier <jslozier@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer crashing saving in docx format
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Date: Thursday, 24 May, 2012, 15:27

e-letter

On 05/24/2012 05:34 AM, e-letter wrote:
> On 23/05/2012, luis.a.de.sousa@gmail.com <luis.a.de.sousa@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I' using LibreOffice 3.4.4 on Ubuntu 11.10 and Writer crashes whenever I
> > try
> > to save a document in docx format. First of all I'd like to know how to
> > access error logs or messages so that I can provide some more feedback on
> > the issue.
> Please stop using LO to create m$ documents; either pay for m$
> software or help to promote use of odf.
If you are using Linux MSO is NOT an option because there is no Linux
version of MSO.

Stop assuming that someone has access to Windows or can afford to buy a
retail copy of MSO. Many LO users have limited finances and can not
afford to buy new software and possibly the hardware to run it.

MS is adding full ODF support in the next version of MSO but for now one
often must deal with MSO formats because others will not use anything
else. Many organizations, companies, and government agencies in the US
only support MSO formats because that is the default format of their
applications. Thus, US users must have MSO format support or LO is not a
viable option.

Until the US government switches from MSO to ODF formats being able to
open, edit, and save MSO formats will be a requirement in the US for any
office suite: FOSS or commercial. LO and AOO are viable options because
they do all three reasonably well while Calligra is not because you can
not save to MSO formats. I do not know about ODF support worldwide; I
can only comment on what I see in the US.

Deal with reality and shut up about using MSO formats.

-- 
Jay Lozier
jslozier@gmail.com


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