Comments on: Before You Hit Save http://shevdon.com/before-you-hit-save Interstitial Spaces - Creating the Courts of the Feyre Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:53:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Drug Crazed Dropkick http://shevdon.com/before-you-hit-save/comment-page-1#comment-52 Drug Crazed Dropkick Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:39:49 +0000 http://shevdon.com/?p=286#comment-52 <blockquote cite="#commentbody-41"> <strong><a href="#comment-41" rel="nofollow">Mike</a> :</strong> Is there an RTF equivalent for music? I’m certainly not aware of one. Perhaps that’s something you could develop? </blockquote> Sadly not. It something that really annoys me. Since the file type is all down to Sibelius, and I've never come across any loss of information when transferring from 2 to 5, let alone 4 to 5, it's a shame that they feel the need to update the file type each time.

Mike :
Is there an RTF equivalent for music? I’m certainly not aware of one. Perhaps that’s something you could develop?

Sadly not. It something that really annoys me. Since the file type is all down to Sibelius, and I’ve never come across any loss of information when transferring from 2 to 5, let alone 4 to 5, it’s a shame that they feel the need to update the file type each time.

]]> By: mike.smith http://shevdon.com/before-you-hit-save/comment-page-1#comment-44 mike.smith Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:05:51 +0000 http://shevdon.com/?p=286#comment-44 Yes, it is true that RTF is the solution but still artificial and propietary. The best thing what could Microsoft do is to start to support simple odt format. Odt is open format and therefore you do not have to worry what text processor use to be able to open your file. MS 2007 started with its own odf format, but is still proprietary one. Also, there are less problems with older version compatibility. It is often case, that new Word cannot open old files. MS deliberately changes the structure so it is harder to reverse engineer the format. But now, for time being, RTF format is the best solution. Yes, it is true that RTF is the solution but still artificial and propietary.

The best thing what could Microsoft do is to start to support simple odt format. Odt is open format and therefore you do not have to worry what text processor use to be able to open your file.

MS 2007 started with its own odf format, but is still proprietary one.

Also, there are less problems with older version compatibility. It is often case, that new Word cannot open old files. MS deliberately changes the structure so it is harder to reverse engineer the format.

But now, for time being, RTF format is the best solution.

]]> By: Mike http://shevdon.com/before-you-hit-save/comment-page-1#comment-41 Mike Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:33:12 +0000 http://shevdon.com/?p=286#comment-41 Is there an RTF equivalent for music? I'm certainly not aware of one. Perhaps that's something you could develop? Is there an RTF equivalent for music? I’m certainly not aware of one. Perhaps that’s something you could develop?

]]> By: Drug Crazed Dropkick http://shevdon.com/before-you-hit-save/comment-page-1#comment-40 Drug Crazed Dropkick Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:01:29 +0000 http://shevdon.com/?p=286#comment-40 It's an interesting question about file types, and the section on file transfer is the main issue I run into. The high school I was at updated their Office software to 2007, meaning most people couldn't work from home unless they saved in .doc (I eventually found a file conversion system, but that's beside the point). I've spoken before about the fact that I don't use Office, but Open Office instead, so until Office 2007 included the chance to open/save as .odt I had to remember to save in .doc. All that however, is obvious stuff. They've all got different extensions and are simple to distinguish. Sibelius (Composition software) on the other hand... Dear God, every new version of Sibelius has a different format to save in, but all with the .sib extension. Meaning that unless you leave yourself a little marker, transferring from Sib 5 (Which I have at home) to Sib 4 (Which is at college) can be a real pain. It’s an interesting question about file types, and the section on file transfer is the main issue I run into. The high school I was at updated their Office software to 2007, meaning most people couldn’t work from home unless they saved in .doc (I eventually found a file conversion system, but that’s beside the point). I’ve spoken before about the fact that I don’t use Office, but Open Office instead, so until Office 2007 included the chance to open/save as .odt I had to remember to save in .doc.

All that however, is obvious stuff. They’ve all got different extensions and are simple to distinguish. Sibelius (Composition software) on the other hand… Dear God, every new version of Sibelius has a different format to save in, but all with the .sib extension. Meaning that unless you leave yourself a little marker, transferring from Sib 5 (Which I have at home) to Sib 4 (Which is at college) can be a real pain.

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