In message <4fb726547fbbailey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Brian Bailey <bbailey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In article <npejDlEqU4ZIFwUZ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, David Pilling > <flist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> In message <4fb66bd462bbailey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Brian Bailey >> <bbailey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes >>>> My current disillusion with Windows is due to the realisation that >>>> years of work are now needed just to add the basic requirements. >>>That seems to be more than slightly paradoxical. Surely, the >>>development of OvatPro has already progressed well beyond what might be >>>called the basic requirements. It would, therefore, be interesting to >>>know what you have in mind. >> OLE support WMF support Tables MS Word import A brand new user interface >> for Windows Sorting out some of the bugs that have been allowed to >> persist >>>>>Why not make DDL standard OvPro format and leave the binary one for >>>>>loading legacy documents? >>>in the main, but the very constraint offered by legacy file formats is >>>I feel the very reason preventing the expansion of the use of RISC OS >>>software on this and other platforms. It is certainly a significant >> That is a good point, the DDL format is much more extendable than the >> binary one - sometimes new features have been limited to fit in the old >> file format. >> Although DDL has its charms, one would realistically replace it with >> XML. That is just another addition for the above list. > Plus, PDF export. > OK, David, we now have at least some kind of list, some kind of focus for > further discussion. > In spite of your reservations, there are possibilities, some kind of a > glimmer, of a practical commercial scheme out of the several > suggestions which have been made, which could be costed. Yes and 70 people are there with financial backing already. I am told that there are also many others who do not tap into this line or to News. I have the list of backers ready and hope fully more will join. This a serious thing for us. I asked a PC main user are there many authors you can speak to directly and the answer is no it is all MS. Alan -- To unsubscribe or subscribe goto: //www.freelists.org/list/davidpilling