[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 95861] Writer Web -- rework HTML export and import filters to use HTML 5 and inline CSS3 styles

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=95861

--- Comment #3 from David Tardon <dtardon@redhat.com> ---
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #2)
> @David T., *
>
> > Should libreoffice even aspire to be an HTML editor?
>
> It is not an aspiration, rather seeking to restore that capability.

But do we want to restore that capability? Does libreoffice need an internal
HTML editor? (Note I am not talking about HTML import/export.)

> The HTML Web component remains implemented--and its "source view" mode was a
> pretty convenient WYSIWYG editor for HTML 4 and inline style I believe back
> to StarOffice era.
>
> Are you suggesting we strip it all out and concentrate on XLST export only? 

I suggest we strip the whole Web module out. The HTML import/export should
stay. (As C++ code--XSLT is IMHO completely unsuitable for the heavy processing
that is needed to convert ODF to HTML.)

> While that is probably valid, I'd like to think there is still a need for
> visual HTML 5 markup with inline CSS3 and presenting that markup as WYSIWYG.

I don't disagree with that. What I disagree with is the need to have that HTML
5 WYSIWYG editor inside LibreOffice.

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