Gerald Leppert wrote:
* I share the concerns stated by the others with regard to the ".od?.pdf" file extension - especially since most people might still not know what the "od?" stands for. I'm unsure about the real impact. An alternative may be to change the given file name to something like "-embeddedODF.pdf". Users might then consider to change that manually ...If I understand your idea correctly, then you propose to use the file endings ".embeddedOD?.pdf" instead of ".od?.pdf"? Sounds good to me. This would be a solution to three problems: Firstly, windows users would not be confused by files called "filename.odt" with a PDF icon. Secondly, users could identify the existence of a hybridPDF. Thirdly, it would be possible to integrate HybridPDF file types into the operating system resulting in: double click opens LO if installed. Or, double click opens PDF viewer, if LO is not installed.
cutting down Cc list - Hi Gerald, I think getting "you should install LibreOffice" somehow encoded into the filename is an ill-advised, ugly solution to the wrong problem. I don't like disguising marketing strategies in how my software behaves. For the acedemic setting you work in, surely using personal relations, some explanations in emails etc etc works much better than the proposed solution (and also offers opportunities to grow community, not only user base). My 2 cents, -- Thorsten
Attachment:
pgpUo76iE6kMi.pgp
Description: PGP signature