[ODFPlugtest] MSO [warns about] LO files

[Dennis E. Hamilton]

Andreas,

There has never been a <manifest:manifest> manifest:version in ODF until the last-minute introduction of that attribute in that element for ODF 1.2.

So it is not a matter of the ODF 1.1 consumer objecting to the version value but seeing an unknown attribute on the root element of an important file.

By the way.  It does read the document.  But you have to click through the scary message by selecting the "attempt to correct" option.  The file is read just fine.

I agree the error message is a problem.  LibreOffice has the identical message triggered by other things I have tripped over, and it "repairs" those differently-objectionable files just fine too.  

My point is that the landmine that triggers that message is not essential.  I propose to disarm it for peaceful purposes and the peace-of-mind of users everywhere. 

 - Dennis 


-----Original Message-----
From: plugtest-bounces at opendocsociety.org [mailto:plugtest-bounces at opendocsociety.org] On Behalf Of Andreas Guelzow
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 22:50
To: plugtest at opendocsociety.org
Subject: Re: [ODFPlugtest] MSO does not read LO files

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As far as I am concerned we have the situation that a ODF consumer
appears to read an ODF1.2 file and falsely claims it to be corrupt. I
think there are two acceptable behaviors:

(1) the consumer upon determining that the file is ODF 1.2 informs the
user that it does not support files in this format.

(2) the consumer tries to make an attempt to read the file (possibly
warning the user that since the consumer does not know the file format,
some information might be lost).

Any claim by a consumer that a file that advertises itself as an unknown
version is corrupt is absolutely not acceptable.

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