Re: [office] conversion algorithm

[Oliver-Rainer Wittmann - Software Engineer - Sun Microsystems<Oliver-Rainer.Wittmann@Sun.COM>]

Florian Reuter wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> so for the records. My problems with the conversion algorithm is:
> a) It is non-deterministic
> b) It does not addess all attributes related to numbering (e.g. continue, restart, list-style-name, ...)
> c) No sample; so I couldn't very my understanding  :-)
> 
> At the end of the day I am insisting on a normative algorithm, because I want to know whether ODF will contain two
> different ways of doing numbering or one conceptual way of doing numbering with two different textual representations.
> I want this conversion algorithm to be easily implementable. So e.g. not requirering global knowledge of the document,
> which would e.g. a SAX-based transformation impossible.
> 
> I personally have not figured out a way to write a deterministic conversion algorithm. I guess the choicce of what list
> style will be related to the list-id is always a non-deterministic choice.
> 

The main purpose of the proposed (semi-)algorithm was, that the 
introduction of the *new* attributes will not break the possibility to 
convert between both structures under the assumption that both 
structures can be convert into each other in ODF 1.1. Thus, it's not 
complete.
The other purpose of this algorithm was, that you requested it.

Regards, Oliver.

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