Re: Standards (was Re: Simple string conversion from UCS2 to ISO8859-1)

On 26.02.2025 20:50, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Wed, 26 Feb 2025 07:38:06 +0100, Janis Papanagnou wrote:
 

... e.g. the *.doc format was often named "de facto standard", but
there was a long period of time neither a public document of that
"standard" nor was it a standard in the first place ...

 
That is still the case.

What do you mean? - That *.doc is still a de facto standard, or that
it is still called so?

I've heard of the newer XML-based *.docx format that it is publicly
documented and even an official formal standard. (If I'm misinformed
about that feel free to correct that.)

WRT the new XML-based formats all I can say is that I had a glimpse
into docx samples and turned away in disgust.

 
If you are trying to suggest that ISO 29500 (Microsoft’s “OOXML”) is in
any way a proper workable standard, then you haven’t read it.

What are you making up here? - I've not spoken of either "ISO 29500"
or “OOXML”. - I therefore also haven't said anything about anything
"workable".

My post had been about what some folks call "[de facto] standard".

Janis