Victor,
Has there been any thought in switching to RTF 1.9 instead of Word format? The latest RTF spec (1.91) supports images, foreign languages, equations, headers and footers and much more.
If I'm not mistaken, Axure currently scripts Word to generate output but moving to RTF 1.9 would negate the need for this and allow Axure to generate output directly - giving Axure much more control over how output is handled. I'm pretty sure all current versions of Word can read RTF 1.9 files if further editing is required but this would allow Axure to do such things as:
- Rich text for annotations
- Rich text for page notes
- Rich text for Masters and Widgets
- Improved table and image output in documents
- Conrol over headers and footers
- Template variables - e.g., revision #, author name(s), creation date, modified date, title, etc.
- Word independence! Axure could manage templates and output directly from the application so no specific version of Word would actually be required.
Thoughts?
Disclaimer: I am not an employee of Axure nor am I compensated by the company in any way, shape or form. Rather, I have a vested interest in its continued development as an avid user of the application on a daily-basis.
