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| <h1>OpenOffice.org XML File Format</h1> |
| <h2>File Format Specification and General Information</h2> |
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| <p><em><b>Note:</b>The information provided on this page is related to the OpenOffice.org XML file format used by OpenOffice.org 1.0 only. Please visit the <a href="http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=office">OASIS OpenDocument Technical Committee web pages</a> for information regarding the OASIS OpenDocument file format used by OpenOffice.org 2.0.</em></p> |
| <h3>Mission</h3> |
| <a name="mission"></a> |
| <p align="justify"> Our mission is to create an open and ubiquitous XML-based |
| file format for office documents and to provide an open reference implementation |
| for this format. </p> |
| <h4> Core Requirements <small>(these items are absolutely required)</small> |
| </h4> |
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| <li> The file format must be capable of being used as an office program's |
| native file format. The format must be "non-lossy" and must support (at |
| least) the full capability of a StarOffice/OpenOffice document. The format |
| is likely to be used for document interchange but that use alone is not |
| enough. </li> |
| <li> Structured content should make use of XML's structuring capabilities |
| and be represented in terms of XML elements and attributes. </li> |
| <li> The file format must be fully documented and have no "secret" features. |
| </li> |
| <li> OpenOffice must be the reference implementation for this file format. |
| </li> |
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| </ol> |
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| <h4> Core Goals <small>(these items are highly desired)</small> </h4> |
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| <li> The file format should be developed in such a way that it will |
| be accepted by the community and can be placed under community control for |
| future development and format evolution. </li> |
| <li> The file formats should be suitable for all office types: text |
| processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, charting, and math. </li> |
| <li> The file formats should reuse portions of each other as much as |
| possible (so for example a spreadsheet table definition can work also as |
| a text processing table definition). </li> |
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| <h3>OASIS File Format Standardization</h3> |
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| <p>XML file formats allow users to regain ownership to his/her own |
| data, by allowing access and manipulation of office documents by |
| arbitrary tools which support the file format. To make such capability |
| ubiquitous, we believe it is necessary to standardize file |
| formats. Thus, we have contributed the OpenOffice.org XML File |
| Format to <a href="http://www.oasis-open.org/">OASIS</a>. The further development of the format now takes place in the <a |
| href="http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/office/">OASIS OpenDocument |
| Technical Committee</a>.</p> |
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| <h3>General Information on the XML File Format</h3> |
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| <p>The definition of the XML File Format has been developed through |
| OpenOffice.org. The resulting reference material, such as the specification and |
| DTD may be downloaded here:</p> |
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| <td colspan="3">OpenOffice.org XML File Format Specification</td> |
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| <th>Document</th> |
| <th>Summary</th> |
| <th>Format</th> |
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| <td><a href="xml_specification.pdf">XML File Format Specification</a></td> |
| <td>This documents defines the XML file format used OpenOffice.org. It |
| serves as reference for the format.</td> |
| <td>PDF, ca. 1.5MB</td> |
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| <td><a href="/source/browse/xml/xmloff/dtd/">XML File Format DTD</a></td> |
| <td>The document type definition provides a handy reference against which |
| all OpenOffice.org XML files can be validated against.</td> |
| <td>text, ca. 200KB</td> |
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| <p>Some supplementary information and resources on the OpenOffice.org XML File |
| Format are available as well:</p> |
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| <td colspan="3">General Information on the Format</td> |
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| <th>Document</th> |
| <th>Summary</th> |
| <th>Format</th> |
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| <td><a href="faq.html">xmloff FAQ</a></td> |
| <td>The FAQ list some frequently asked question, together with answers from |
| the xmloff development team.</td> |
| <td>HTML</td> |
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| <td><a href="xml_advocacy.html">XML Advantages</a></td> |
| <td>This page explains our motivation for using an XML based file |
| format. It lists advantages of our new file format, and discusses how these |
| will benefit different groups of users.</td> |
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| <td><a href="package.html">Package Format Rationale</a></td> |
| <td>This document explains the rationale behind the ZIP-based package |
| format. The decision was made after an elaborate discussion on the XML dev |
| mailing list, whose <a href="http://xml.openoffice.org/xml-dev/"> |
| archive</a> can be consulted for additional detail.</td> |
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| <td><a href="filters.html">XML-based filters</a></td> |
| <td><p>Filters and transformations making use of the OpenDocument or OpenOffice.org XML File Formats.</p></td> |
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| <td><a href="uses.html">Uses and Applications</a></td> |
| <td><p>Information on how to make use of the OASIS OpenDocument and OpenOffice.org XML File Format |
| outside of the OpenOffice.org application.</p></td> |
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| <td><a href="research.html">Resources</a></td> |
| <td><p>Books, articles, reports and research documents covering the OpenDocument and OpenOffice.org XML file formats.</p></td> |
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