Re: ODF Interoperability Camp

[robert_weir@us.ibm.com]

If there are no objections (and I've
heard none) can we get this up on the web site followed by a note to participants?
 Louis, is the website update something you are able to do?


-Rob

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Rob Weir
Software Architect
Workplace, Portal and Collaboration Software
IBM Software Group

email: robert_weir@us.ibm.com
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Robert Weir/Cambridge/IBM wrote on 09/05/2007 11:37:12
AM:

> Here is the next iteration of the ODF Camp test documents and 
> instructions.  I'd be interested in feedback on clarity of the
> instructions and difficulty level of the documents. 
> 
> -Rob
> 
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> 
> Interoperability Camp Homework Instructions
> 
> Each participating project or vendor should take each of the 
> following 4 sample documents and create an ODF text document (ODT
> extension) that best matches the sample document.  In most cases
the
> entire document will not need to be reproduced, but only certain 
> pages, as indicated in the detailed instructions.
> 
> Each participant must complete these sample documents and email them
> by September 18th to XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (need instructions here).  The
> documents should be named XXX_1.odt, , XXX_2.odt,  etc., where
XXX 
> is the vendor or project name.  So, OO_1.odt, KDE_2.odt, etc.
> 
> At the Interoperability Camp each participant will have the 
> opportunity to load documents produced by all of the other vendors,
> to see how well they are rendered.  So if there are 6 different
> vendors participating, you will be looking at 5 different versions
> of each sample document, in addition to the one that you created.
> 
> Note that if your product is an ODF viewer not an ODF editor, then
> you have no homework to do.  
> 
> Finally, each participant may bring one or more "challenge 
> documents" in ODF format that we can try in all of the projects,
> time permitting.
> 
> For more information, please contact XXXXXXXXXXXX.
> 
> Sample Document #1
> 
> The goal is to reproduce in an interoperable fashion page 1 of this
> document.  This is a Belgian, dual-language regulation with Dutch
on
> the left and French on the right.    You will want to pay
attention 
> to the alignment of the various sections, how the languages remain
> aligned.  This is critical.  Again, do not reproduce the
entire 
> document, but only the first page.
> 
> The source document for this sample was taken from:  https://www.
> socialsecurity.
> be/foreign/en/employer_limosa/infos/documents/pdf/act_mb_28122006.pdf
> 
> Sample Document #2
> 
> The goal here is to recreate all 3 pages of this ACM template.  
> Since this intended for use as a template, you should create named
> styles as appropriate for the various list and header styles.  Note
> the detailed requirements mentioned in the text of the sample, and
> try to follow them as closely as possible.
> 
> The source document for this sample was taken from a Word template
here: 
> http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates
> 
> Sample Document #3
> 
> In this test we will work with page 42 (Section 5.2.1) of this 
> report.  The goal here is to work on interoperability of text
that 
> contains mathematical notation, which ODF represents as MathML.  
> Only do page 42.
> 
> The original version of this report was the 
> ESTAT_Report_with_Equations_EN_Level3.docx document taken from the
> ODF Add-in for Word SourceForge project, part of the "EuroLook"
set 
> of test documents.  The complete set of test documents is here:
  
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=169337&package_id=210014
> 
> Sample Document #4
> 
> This test will look at interoperability of forms.  You should
try to
> reproduce page 1 of this sample document.  The logo image used
in 
> the header is provided as image1.png
> 
> The original document was from the Page 1 from the Generalitat de
> Catalunya website: http://www.gencat.cat/economia/doc/doc_32045842_1.doc

> 
> [attachment "InteropCamp.zip" deleted by Robert Weir/Cambridge/IBM]

> 
> ___________________________
> 
> Rob Weir
> Software Architect
> Workplace, Portal and Collaboration Software
> IBM Software Group
> 
> email: robert_weir@us.ibm.com
> phone: 1-978-399-7122
> blog: http://www.robweir.com/blog/