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Microsoft Office 2007
Posted: 08 Aug 2007 17:11
by kcaudell
Are there any plans to support the new file types for the Preview pane? ie. .xlsx and .docx ?
Re: Microsoft Office 2007
Posted: 08 Aug 2007 18:45
by admin
kcaudell wrote:Are there any plans to support the new file types for the Preview pane? ie. .xlsx and .docx ?
Actually I do not support Office in the strict sense. I just support IE. Means: I can preview what IE can preview.
So the question is: can IE preview xlsx and .docx? (Simply drag one into an IE window to find out.)
Posted: 08 Aug 2007 20:51
by JustinF
One potential problem is that, as kcaudell mentions, the new Office files have new extensions (.docx, .xlsx, etc.). From what I see in XY's config screen, these would have to be programmed in??
I have Office 2007 installed (in Vista) here at work and it behaves....strange. If I preview a .doc or .xls file it opens an instance of Word or Excel instead of previewing it in IE in the info panel. This same behavior is exhibited when I drag a document into IE...it opens in the associated application, not in IE. So, Office2k7 must just force itself on the user. Huh.
Posted: 08 Aug 2007 22:04
by admin
JustinF wrote:One potential problem is that, as kcaudell mentions, the new Office files have new extensions (.docx, .xlsx, etc.). From what I see in XY's config screen, these would have to be programmed in??
Yes, I have to add them from here.
XY's behavior will be the same as IE's. What you describe sounds rather un-good...
EDIT: I
guess you can alter that behavior by configuring MIME-types...
Posted: 09 Aug 2007 16:34
by JustinF
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v6.10.0083 - 09.08.07 12:47
+ Peview: Added *.docx and *.xlsx file types.
The preview now behaves the same as the "old" Office docs. Good. If you wanted, you could probably also add *.pptx (PowerPoint) and *.dotx (Word Template). I noticed that you support the old version of those file types too.
Posted: 09 Aug 2007 16:46
by admin
JustinF wrote:Code: Select all
v6.10.0083 - 09.08.07 12:47
+ Peview: Added *.docx and *.xlsx file types.
The preview now behaves the same as the "old" Office docs. Good. If you wanted, you could probably also add *.pptx (PowerPoint) and *.dotx (Word Template). I noticed that you support the old version of those file types too.
Ah, good. I'll add those 2 as well. Any other new Office file types?
Posted: 10 Aug 2007 13:43
by zridling
Posted: 10 Aug 2007 15:13
by admin
The chance is small. Quite unlikely that IE will support this format, right? All my Office support is channeled through IE...
Posted: 10 Aug 2007 16:12
by Laughing Man
Likely, unless Microsoft's arm is tied behind their back by the government (since the government is trying to standardize ODF as a format). They rather have their Office be used.
risky remedy for IE7 users
Posted: 04 Nov 2007 05:39
by berenang_yuk
Read this article from Microsoft support page (although this article is for IE7 users, but I have tested it my self and found out that it will work just fine in IE6):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927009#top
Re: risky remedy for IE7 users
Posted: 04 Nov 2007 08:50
by admin
berenang_yuk wrote:Read this article from Microsoft support page (although this article is for IE7 users, but I have tested it my self and found out that it will work just fine in IE6):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927009#top
Very good, thanks a lot!
