Re: [office] Extensions and MIME types

[Gary Edwards <GaryEdwards@Yahoo.com>]

Michael Brauer wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> there seem to be at least two sub topics that need to be discussed in 
> our TC:
>
> a) Do we want to specify/recommend file name extensions, and if so, 
> the ones OpenOffice.org suggests?
> b) There seem to exists some more document types than the ones where 
> we currently specify MIME types for (namely formulas, master documents 
> and web documents). Do we want to add them?
>
> Maybe Gary has some mor sub topics to discuss.
>
> Best regards
>
> Michael

Hi Michael,

I hope you're not thinking that i actually read the thousands of OOo 
"comments" and "kind suggestions" concerning the new OASIS file 
extensions?  :)

If we could settle the file extensions issue, i think i'll be able to 
make the case for change.  But not without some blood in the streets :)

~ge~

>
> Michael Brauer wrote:
>
>> Hi Gary,
>>
>> I've already added this item to our agenda.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> Gary Edwards wrote:
>>
>>> Hi OASIS OO TC,
>>>
>>> If possible, as part of the  August 9th agenda, could we discuss the 
>>> proposed changes to file format extensions and mime types?  These 
>>> proposals were somewhat put forward by Michael Brauer in his email 
>>> message:* [office] Extensions and MIME types*.
>>>
>>> The proposals are outlined and explained in a document Michael 
>>> pointed to in his message:
>>>
>>> <Michael> "The OpenOffice.org people created a proposal which 
>>> extension they want to use in their product, so we might want to 
>>> continue our discussion:
>>>
>>> http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/fileIO/FileFormatNames.sxw 
>>> </Michael>
>>>
>>> The new extensions have caused a bit of a flurry at OpenOffice.org.  
>>> One i must respond to.  So if it's all the same to the members of 
>>> the TC, i would appreciate it if we could bring this issue up for 
>>> discussion.   And if there are no objections, a vote, one way or the 
>>> other, would be helpful.  What i really need is a sense of where the 
>>> TC members are regarding the new file extension proposal.
>>> Oh yeah,
>>>
>>> +1 New File Extensions and Mime Types.
>>>
>>> Thanks, i hope the list server can handle html,
>>> ~ge~
>>>
>>>
>>> *Proposed File Type Names:*
>>>
>>>     *
>>>
>>>       Open Office Text
>>>
>>>     *
>>>
>>>       Open Office Text Template
>>>
>>>     *
>>>
>>>       Open Office Spreadsheet
>>>
>>>     *
>>>
>>>       Open Office Spreadsheet Template
>>>
>>>     *
>>>
>>>       Open Office Presentation
>>>
>>>     *
>>>
>>>       Open Office Presentation Template
>>>
>>>     *
>>>
>>>       Open Office Drawing
>>>
>>>     *
>>>
>>>       Open Office Drawing Template
>>>
>>>     *
>>>
>>>       Open Office Master Document
>>>
>>>     *
>>>
>>>       Open Office Formula
>>>
>>> *Proposed File Format Extensions:*
>>>
>>> Application
>>>
>>>    
>>> *Old File Names
>>> (OOo 1.1/SO 7)*
>>>
>>>    
>>> *Old File Extension
>>> *File / Template
>>>
>>>    
>>> *New File Names*
>>>
>>>    
>>> *New File Extension
>>> *File / Template
>>>
>>> Writer
>>>
>>>    
>>> {Productname}^^1 <#sdfootnote1sym> Text Document
>>>
>>>    
>>> sxw
>>>
>>> stw
>>>
>>>    
>>> Open Office Text
>>>
>>> Open Office Text Template
>>>
>>>    
>>> *oot*
>>>
>>> *ott*
>>>
>>> Writer (Master)
>>>
>>>    
>>> {Productname} Master Document
>>>
>>>    
>>> sxg
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>>    
>>> Open Office Master Document
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>>    
>>> *oom*
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> Writer/WEB
>>>
>>>    
>>> {Productname} 6.0/7 HTML Template
>>>
>>>    
>>> stw
>>>
>>>    
>>> HTML Document Template
>>>
>>>    
>>> *oth*
>>>
>>> Calc
>>>
>>>    
>>> {Productname} Spreadsheet
>>>
>>>    
>>> sxc
>>>
>>> stc
>>>
>>>    
>>> Open Office Spreadsheet
>>>
>>> Open Office Spreadsheet Template
>>>
>>>    
>>> *oos*
>>>
>>> *ots*
>>>
>>> Draw
>>>
>>>    
>>> {Productname} Drawing
>>>
>>>    
>>> sd
>>>
>>> stc
>>>
>>>    
>>> Open Office Drawing
>>>
>>> Open Office Drawing Template
>>>
>>>    
>>> *ood*
>>>
>>> *otd*
>>>
>>> Impress
>>>
>>>    
>>> {Productname} Presentation
>>>
>>>    
>>> sxi
>>>
>>> sti
>>>
>>>    
>>> Open Office Presentation
>>>
>>> Open Office Presentation Template
>>>
>>>    
>>> *oop*
>>>
>>> *otp*
>>>
>>> Math
>>>
>>>    
>>> {Productname} Formula
>>>
>>>    
>>> sxm
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>>    
>>> Open Office Formula
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>>    
>>> *oof*
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> Database^2 <#sdfootnote2sym>
>>>
>>>    
>>> -- 
>>>
>>>    
>>> -- 
>>>
>>>    
>>> Open Office Database
>>>
>>>    
>>> *odb*
>>>
>>>
>>> *Mime Types:*
>>>
>>> Application
>>>
>>>    
>>> Mime Type
>>>
>>> Writer
>>>
>>>    
>>> application/x-vnd.oasis.openoffice.text
>>>
>>> Writer/WEB
>>>
>>>    
>>> application/x-vnd.oasis.openoffice.text-web
>>>
>>> Writer/Master
>>>
>>>    
>>> application/x-vnd.oasis.openoffice.text-master
>>>
>>> Draw
>>>
>>>    
>>> application/x-vnd.oasis.openoffice.drawing
>>>
>>> Impress
>>>
>>>    
>>> application/x-vnd.oasis.openoffice.presentation
>>>
>>> Calc
>>>
>>>    
>>> application/x-vnd.oasis.openoffice.spreadsheet
>>>
>>> Chart
>>>
>>>    
>>> application/x-vnd.oasis.openoffice.chart
>>>
>>> Math
>>>
>>>    
>>> application/x-vnd.oasis.openoffice.formula
>>>
>>> Base
>>>
>>>    
>>> application/x-vnd.oasis.openoffice.database
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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