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Binding IE to view OpenDocuments
Forum topic: Submitted by JZA on Mon, 2008-06-02 15:24.
IE still have a large hold on the internet. Since ODF is about file formats and not OS. Having an IE webstart plugin that displays ODF in the browser might be a great idea to suppot the use of the standard.
So having an ActiveX plugin that will open ODFViewer within IE and be able to display ODF will be a great plus. Also having an easy to install system like the webstart technology to avoid lenghty installation process.