On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Rainer M Krug <rai...@krugs.de> wrote: > stefano franchi <stefano.fran...@gmail.com> writes: >
>> 2. Whether to target Microsoft's Word XML format or the Open Document >> Format (similarly XML-based) > > I would strongly argue for the Microsoft Word XML, as each conversion > creates problems and inconsistencies. This said, if the conversion from > MS Word XML to ODF and back can be done without causing problems in the > roundtrip (i.e. the round-trip would then be lyx - ODF XML - MS XML - > ODF XML - lyx)I would argue for the more "open" format which can be used > on more Operating systems. > I have been told that, in its most recent versions, Microsoft Word can read ODF version >= 1.2 directly. That is, it can open, edit, and save files in OpenOffice's native format. I have no means of checking this assertion, as I have no access to MS Word. Could anyone with such access give it a try? S. -- __________________________________________________ Stefano Franchi Associate Research Professor Department of Hispanic Studies Ph: +1 (979) 845-2125 Texas A&M University Fax: +1 (979) 845-6421 College Station, Texas, USA stef...@tamu.edu http://stefano.cleinias.org
