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Update on ODFINSU - Stockholm – 24/Oct/2011

Bart Hanssens

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Versions of ODF

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Standards

OASIS ODF 1.0 => ISO 26300:2006

OASIS ODF 1.1 => ISO 26300:2006/DAM1

OASIS ODF 1.2 => no ISO version yetJust approved (sept/2011) as OASIS Standard

OASIS Errata <=> ISO Corrigenda

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What's new in ODF 1.2

Digital signatures

Enhanced metadata

OpenFormula

Database front-end

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Digital Signatures

Already allowed in ODF 1.1But not specified

Based upon XML-DSIGHints for XAdES(-X)

TypesDocument / package signature“other”: implementation specific

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Enhanced Metadata

Does not replace document-metadata (yet)Meta.xml: Dublic Core + ODF-specific

Separate RDF file(s) inside ODF packageManifest.rdf

In content / RDFaContent.xml: e.g. on a paragraphStyles.xml: e.g. on a font

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Open Formula

Syntax and semantics of 300+ functions

Based upon existing spreadsheetsMS-Excel, OOo Calc, Lotus 1-2-3, ...

GroupsSmall: COS, IF, LOWER, TODAY, ...Medium: ACOSH, CONVERT, FLOOR, YIELD, ...Large: COMPLEX, GAUSS, HEX2BIN, LENB, ...

Test cases available

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What's missing / what's next

Advanced change trackingTracking inside tables etcAdvanced collaboration subcommittee

Better alignment with SVG ?

New version of XForms ?

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Interoperability

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Some implementations

ODF 1.1MS-Office 2007sp2 / 2010 (Windows, not MacOS)Google Docs

ODF 1.2LibreOffice 3.4 / OOo 3.3 / IBM Symphony 3Symphony LotusLive Calligra SuiteLibreOffice OnLine / iOS / Android ?

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Issues

Spreadsheet formulasMS Excel uses “OOXML” syntax, removes OOo/OF

Basic change trackingNot implemented by MS-Office

SignaturesNot very well implemented

FormsNot well supported outside “OOo-family”

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ODF Plugfests

Started in 2009

“European Tour”nl, it, es, be, uk, de

Presentations and interop testing

ParticipantsGovernments, vendors, universities, ...

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More info

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References

http://www.odfplugfest.org

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/office

http://plugtest.opendocsociety.org

http://opendocument.xml.org

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