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WebODF: JavaScript Open Document Format Editor Deemed Stable

Posted by Unknown on from the google-docs-for-the-rest-of-us dept.

oever (233119) writes with news that WebODF (an Open Document Format editor written entirely using Javascript and natively rendering the XML document using CSS) 0.5.0 has been released, and the developers are declaring this release stable enough for every day use. TheMukt chides Google for not supporting the OpenDocument Format well and claims that the newly released WebODF 0.5.0 in combination with ownCloud is the answer to this deficiency. A WebODF developer blog highlights all the goodies in the first WebODF release where the text editor is considered stable and made available as an easy to use component. These include extensive benchmarking, unit testing, and advanced HTML5 techniques to give the editor a native feel. There's also touch screen support, and better support for real-time collaborative editing. A demo shows off a few of the features.

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  1. Re:javascriptards by iggymanz · · Score: 1, Troll

    And if I only have a computer, and python/libraries installed I could run a python program (substitute any other language platform for where you said 'browser).

    you have no point.

    browsers still aren't equivalent, are very insecure and are targeted by privacy invaders, malware producers, etc.