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. If you chose to use the xml language used by OpenOffice then you might get unexpected bonuses!?! Keith -- Inspired! To unsubscribe or subscribe goto: //www.freelists.org/list/davidpilling