Idea #8129: Add docx, xlsx, pptx, etc. support to OpenOffice and other Ubuntu Office suites

This idea was marked as being in development the 6 May 08. Target release: Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex.

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Written by Redrazor39 the 6 May 08 at 00:50. Category: Office.
Related to: Nothing/Others. Status: In development

Description

title basically. We need to add this support. Apple already has it (but they sued or something) but we should still get it because lots of people are switching to Office Open XML (darn ms for using a name like ours for their cruddy formats) and we need to be able to use that or some people will not consider ubuntu as ahead in technology- they will consider it behind because of some silly office format.

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Developer comments

As described in this feature list, OpenOffice 3, which will very likely be included in Ubuntu 8.10, will have import filters for MS OpenXML files.

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Idea #13422: Support for Office 2007 File Formats in Open Office (12 votes)

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peterjs wrote on the 6 May 08 at 03:37

Ubuntu's Open Office 2.4 (the default in Hardy) includes a patch that allows it to read OOXML files, they just don't have write support. And none of the artists have gotten the memo and added OOXML mime icons (or more likely links) to their themes.

Defkon1 wrote on the 6 May 08 at 07:46

They're ISO standards and i think that OOO should support them.

don't forget that actually even M$ Office does not support perfectly them; and how much it would be nice if an opensource suite will start support'em before M$ official support? :-D

steve196 wrote on the 6 May 08 at 11:33

@Defkon1: They are not exactly OOXML, the ISO standard. What has to be implemented are the formats, that MS Office actually produces, not the theoretical format.

Eldmannen wrote on the 6 May 08 at 12:13

OOXML - a story of bribes, scandals and corruption.

How to get a proprietary file format that pose as open to get standardized by an international standards organization.

Practically almost unimplementable. Largest specification in the history of ISO - fast tracked.

jimcooncat wrote on the 6 May 08 at 14:43

Best would be for big business and government to push for ODF documents, with MS Office be able to save them as a default. I know in my office there's a problem when we receive the new format attachments, as we haven't upgraded to the latest Office. I end up converting the .docx's for my coworkers with OpenOffice.

I'm sure the OpenOffice devs are working best they can to implement .docx compatibility. To me, Ubuntu Brainstorm doesn't seem the place to address this.

bradwjensen wrote on the 6 May 08 at 17:12

I say OOo should read ooxml but not write them. Not until MS Office writes odf files.

Either way, OOo should be set to odf writing as default (after all, it is the FIRST document international standard, not to mention real open source.)

ubuntu4fun wrote on the 10 May 08 at 11:44

The beta version of Open Office 3.0 with this feature is out.

Please, test it and report possible bugs before the final version is released.

Links to "What's new" and "Download" here:

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/8203/

ravindranathakila wrote on the 12 May 08 at 06:57

Already implemented in OO3. -1

NachoBlanco wrote on the 20 May 08 at 15:49

I think it shouldn't be done. supporting it will help Microsoft Office to get more power because of it's format.

rakudave wrote on the 20 Jun 08 at 12:52

@nacho: there is a time and a place to fight micro$oft. this is not it. the less tech-savy people will turn away from ubuntu/ooo if this is not supported.

meanwhile there is the oxml-translator at http://www.getdeb.net/app.php?name=OpenOffice.org+OpenXML+Translator

young wrote on the 14 Sep 08 at 08:00

@NachoBlanco

quite the opposite imo...

Auzy wrote on the 14 Sep 08 at 09:01

What business will move away from MS Office if once a month they need to complain to someone (maybe even a potential customer), that they cant read their document?

Faryshta wrote on the 3 Oct 08 at 00:14

I am using OO3-rc3 right now I there is no option to
"SAVE AS .docx" on anywhere. Maybe will be a missed feature since this is the last RC and don't fit there.

This is bad.

ilembitov wrote on the 10 Oct 08 at 20:57

So will OO3 make its way to 8.10?

young wrote on the 11 Oct 08 at 15:09

@ilembitov

nope

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