[softwarelist] Re: O-Pro's future

In article <npejDlEqU4ZIFwUZ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
   David Pilling <flist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message <4fb66bd462bbailey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Brian Bailey 
> <bbailey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes

[snip]

> >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.

Is it possible to get a handle on the above, please. My experience of
commerce and engineering is steel and concrete usually running into many
1000's of tons, not software by any standard, so I don't know what the
implications of the above are.

Which of the above needs a significant core re-write of OvatProW or can
some of these options be carried out via Applets. If the latter could
these activities be 'sub-let', so to speak? Is this practicable?

Tables! Now that's tricky. Personally, the flexibility and
comprehensiveness of TableMate sets the lowest common denominator standard
for my work, but could that too be resolved via an Applet?

Equally, could the above be prioritised to make things more manageable? 

Again, just thinking out loud.

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