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Microsoft Deprecating Some OOXML Functionality
christian.einfeldt writes "According to open standards advocate Russell Ossendryver, Microsoft will be deprecating certain functionality in its Microsoft Office Open XML specification. Ossendryver says the move is an attempt to quiet critics of the specification in the run up to the crucial February ISO vote. The Microsoft-led industry standards group formally offering OOXML confirms in a 21 December 2007 announcement that issues related to the 'leap year bug', VML, compatibility settings such as 'AutoSpaceLikeWord95' and others will be 'extracted from the main specification and relocated to an independent annex in DIS 29500 for deprecated functionality.'"
I disagree. If you add up all of the letters in the words "de facto" and then multiply that by the number of times the phrase "de facto standard" is written, you can see that getting certified as true standard will save massive amounts of disk space, paper, and toner.
W..w..W - Willy Waterloo washes Warren Wiggins who is washing Waldo Woo.
I'd just like to remind everyone that OOXML is a superb standard.
-- Miguel
the AutoSpaceMonaLisasGapBetweenHerTeethButOnlyWhenShesSmilingLikeWord95BBQ compability?
> settings such as 'AutoSpaceLikeWord95' and others will be extracted
Lets just hope they keep the 'WaveYourArmsInTheAirLikeYouJustDontCare' setting.
You are in a Microsoft Office. To the North, is a door, you hear what sounds like chairs being thrown. To the South, you see an open door, but a very dark room.
What do you do?
InnerWeb
Freud might say that Intelligent Design is religion's ID.
It looks like you've used the tag. That only works in Internet Explorer version 5.51g on a full moon if you squint and hold your mouth just right.
Try using <p> next time. It's standard HTML.
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go north
You are fighting :
Old man, Flying chair
Pick Target (?=list, [Enter]=First Monster) :
You hit the Old man for 1 damage!
Flying chair hits You for Heavy damage!
You are DEAD!
You have 9 resurrections left today.
You fall to the ground...deadly injured...!
Your adventure ended in pain and misery!
You close your eyes...
Darkness...
Writing scores...