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The web version is a complete reimplementation with about as many backward compatibility problems as LibreOffice.
by Maken 9mo ago
The web version is a complete reimplementation with about as many backward compatibility problems as LibreOffice.
- 1718627440 9mo agoActually LibreOffice has better backward compatibility than MS Office now. If you have a MS Office 2003 file that current MS Office can't open, try LibreOffice.
- rhabarba 9mo agoLibreOffice can't properly render ODT files created with OpenOffice-before-Oracle. I highly doubt their DOCX support is any better.
- IAmBroom 9mo ago"I don't like X, so I'm guessing Y is bad."
- 1718627440 9mo agoDoubt what you like, but I "rescued" old MS Office documents for my grandfather with that. Also this is a common fear when leaving MS Office, so you can bet they work on that. I never had someone complain over OO-compatibitlity until now, so there is that.
- rhabarba 9mo agoWhen LibreOffice appeared on the stage, that was actually my first test back then: opening an existing ODT document I had written. It was already displayed incorrectly at the time.
- 1718627440 9mo agoAre there test files downloadable somewhere, so I can check that myself?
- mminer237 9mo agoMaybe Office 2003, but modern .docx files often don't work right in the web version of Office or in LibreOffice.
- 1718627440 9mo agoBut that wouldn't be backward-compatibility? Also when the MS-pushed web versions can't get it right, does it matter?
- drw85 9mo agoWhich is now piece by piece becoming the Desktop version by wrapping it in some WebView junk.