Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8

Hi :)
That is pretty much what i expected.  

Supporting MS formats is a nightmare as they keeping shifting around inconsistently.  E-letter had 
a point when he said that the only way to reliably use MS formats is to use MS software.  However, 
even they don't support it themselves properly either and that is often the only reason people have 
to keep buying the newer versions of MS Office.  

My guess is that LibreOffice now supports some .pub documents better than most versions of MSO and 
in the future will improve it's .pub support.  That seems to be true of other MS formats that have 
been supported for longer so it seems a reasonable guess.  Girvin has a good point about never 
entirely trusting something once it first gets released but just wait for the 2nd or 3rd release 
before jumping onboard.  
Regards from
Tom :)






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> From: Kracked_P_P---webmaster <webmaster@krackedpress.com>
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org 
> Sent: Thursday, 4 April 2013, 10:33
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8
>
> On 04/03/2013 08:50 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
> > In the LibreOffice 4.0.1 Start Screen Open dialog, the Files of type: pull-down lists
> >
> >      Microsoft Publisher 98-2010 (*.pub)
> >
> > as one of the drawing/image formats that are supported.
> >
> >    - Dennis
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James Knott [mailto:james.knott@rogers.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 14:03
> > To: LibreOffice
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8
> >
> > Tom Davies wrote:
> > > Hi:)
> > > I thought Publisher compatibility was added in 4.0.0?
> > > Regards from
> > > Tom:)
> > If so, this is the first I've heard of it.
>
> I have just downloaded some MSO Publisher templates.  LO Draw does load 
> them, but on my Linux system, .pub file are not associated to Draw.  I 
> tested them out on 4.0.1 64-bit Deb install.
>
> It is not perfect, but I downloaded Publisher 2007 and 2013 files to 
> test.  Not all files formated properly, but it is much better than 
> having no Publisher support.
>
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