Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 15220
should register .rtf files as OpenOffice.org Writer files
Last modified: 2018-11-20 16:29:35 UTC
double clicking on a .rtf file should open Writer with the file. You can open the .rtf file from with Writer but it should register .rtf files as a OpenOffice.org Writer document like Office does.
reassigned to mru
Registering .rtf like .doc/.ppt/.xls during installaton could be a useful addition.
I update the version 1.1 Rc4, and target for 1.1.1 I think people will feel better by this file association
added oooqa
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Reassign issue to owner of selected subcomponent ------- Additional Comments From Christian Lohmaier 2003-09-14 13:43 PDT ------- *** Issue 19572 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
of - bh: Please have a look at this enhancement. of - utomo99: OOo 1.1.1 will not be a feature enhanced version, just bugfixes.
BTW: 'Word processor' is the right component.
sometimes it is difficult to guess what component it is. as mru also think it must be regitering in the installation. actually we also can say it is a defect because Writer cannot open the rtf by double click :) I also change the QA contact to SW ------- Additional Comments From mru@openoffice.org 2003-09-12 06:03 PDT ------- Registering .rtf like .doc/.ppt/.xls during installaton could be a useful addition.
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This drives me creazy... :(
Any chance for 2.0?
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Changing component o installation, as it seems to me that installation should register .rtf to open with OpenOffice.
Ingo, please take this over. I assume that it isn't a big deal to extend the custom action for registering OOo as handler for Word document to also support rtf? Do you think that this task and also the task about registering our "applications" instead of soffice.exe is something that we should do in a minor version or is it something that we should do in a major version only? In case you are fine with doing it in a minor, what do you think about 2.3 (for both tasks)?
Mathias, can we a bit extend original issue to include most common file-types that we can handle (for example .csv in addition to .rtf), make it user-selectable during installation and system-wide (so that all users on machine get the registration)?
That depends. If you want a fast fix extending the RFE would be counterproductive as it surely will create discussions. The request for registering rtf is undoubtful reasonable and as we already have a UI for MS file formats can be implemented fast and easily. Everything else will be time consuming so I would prefer to create another issue for this.
We will try to include rtf registration similar to doc,ppt,... in OOo 2.3 time frame. So rtf will be registered, if in the "File type" dialog the check box for "Microsoft Word Documents" is checked. In the same CustomAction it will be possible to set the correct application for the MS file types -> target 2.3
Accepting issue
is, mba, I am not exactly sure that combining .doc and .rtf under the same checkbox is good idea. Any chance we can do separate checkbox for .rtf?
Not in 2.3. But I don't think we should do it at all. Besides that doc and rtf are basically the same format so I see no sense in adding UI clutter just to differentiate between them. Moreover, as the original request more or less asks for doing the same as Word: "it should register .rtf files as a OpenOffice.org Writer document like Office does." we are doing exactly this: either register for both of them or for none. That's exactly what Word does.
is -> dv: please take care of the customaction
Accepted
fixed in registrar.?xx, registrationcontextinformation.?xx
OF: Reassigned to for QAing
OF: The fix looks good in cws native82.
Have we got same RFE for csv too? I did not find the solution in native82. Is this enhancenment is available for other systems than Windows?
OF: Is ok in src680 m220.
So I understand that Writer registers RTF files if and only if you tell it to register DOC files. Is this correct?
Yes. As both formats basically are the same it makes sense to treat them equally.
There is another issue 72627 that requests associations for CSV, DBF and other formats. Take a look at it and vote in order to increase it's priority.
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