[TYPO3-dev] OpenOffice woes - content listed got messed up

[ben van 't ende]

On 31/03/10 15:04, Ries van Twisk wrote:
> 
> On Mar 31, 2010, at 7:42 AM, Jigal van Hemert wrote:
> 
>> Ries van Twisk wrote:
>>> I think it's a bug in how TER renders manual (I think you talk about
>>> TER....),
>>> Look horrible and un-professional towards the world.
>>
>> Come on! OpenOffice.org is not a strict XML editor for the subset
>> which is supported by TER.
>> There are some tools in OpenOffice.org writer to detect possible
>> problems (show hidden characters, show outlines) and in TER is an
>> extension to test the rendering yourself before uploading your manual.
>>
>> If you use the template and stick to the styles which must be used and
>> to the described way to insert images, there are not many problems.
>> There are examples for tables which you can copy and edit.
>> Use Paste special and insert unformatted text to prevent problems.
> 
> Jigal,
> 
> I did see this on a couple of extension when I was looking for manuals.
> 
> I know about the solutions, but some people don't care.
> for the face of TYPO3 towards the cooperate world
> it doesn't look like if TYPO3 is 'up to the task'.
> 
> It's hard to explain to to some people that if TYPO3.org
> looks/functions like crap sometimes it can really do there job,
> they where saying 'Well, the people behind TYPO3 should
> beable to fix it quite easy, yet ....... bl a bla bla... And I have
> to agree with them to some extend.

Hey Ries,

You are welcome to help out. Many hands are needed to do the job we are up to.
Unfortunately there is no time to address everything, but it seems we are doing
a good job. Many companies do use TYPO3 and trust it.

gRTz

ben
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TYPO3 Product Manager