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OpenXML Document Viewer coming to Firefox
The Ribbon in Office 2007 is certainly the most visible change to Office, but it is not necessarily the most significant. The new document format has caused considerable comment, and just when people accidently sending over a document that can't be read in Word 2003*. I've done that myself several times.
One of the good things about the new format, called OpenXML, is that it is based on the XML file format, which is largely text based. This should make it easier to access the document and there is a project on the Microsoft Codeplex website to create some of these tools, including an addon for Firefox.The main goal of the OpenXML Document Viewer project is to create software tools, plus guidance, showing how documents created using Open XML Format can be translated to HTMLOpenXML Document Viewer - Home
The site is a little hard to navigate, but hopefully the addon will be released onto the official Firefox Addon-ons site soon.
* That should read 'can't be read in Word 2003 without extra software'. To read docx files download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack 2007
If the King cannot move it is known as "stalemate" in chess & so the result is therefore a draw so the message on Vista is correct.
posted-by KK | December 4, 2008 5:15 PM
good.
now i can open office 2007 files using firefox :-)
posted-by cheap domain names | December 5, 2008 2:47 PM
KK is right, Vista is correct to call that situation a draw as it is a stalemate. I have a nasty habit of accidentally forcing a stalemate when I intend to checkmate :)
posted-by Kat | December 10, 2008 7:14 PM
I just checked out the demo for the firefox plugin on the xml document viewer website, looks like some good stuff. Just llooked for it on the fire fox addons, looks like its not available yet.
posted-by Nathan M. | January 7, 2009 6:11 PM