embedding images in ODF

When adding an image into an ODF document
using Lotus Symphony I noticed that the manifest contains the following
information:

 

<manifest:file-entry
manifest:media-type=""
manifest:full-path="Pictures/2000006A00000E3F0000107325797BF2.wmf"/>

 <manifest:file-entry
manifest:media-type=""
manifest:full-path="Pictures/2000067F0000136800001363D5B042F0.wmf"/>

 

Two things can be noticed here. First the
file name was mangled into a GUID like structure, while that is technically
unnecessary. Next, and even more amazing, is that the media-type is left
unspecified. The only way I can now recognize this image as a WMF, is to use
the file extension. This poses unnecessary difficulties for processing
applications. Given my guess that Symphony generates conformant ODF, the spec
should be adapter to require the media-type attribute when a decent value can
be chosen. 

 

Proposed changes:

-         
Demand that file names are not
mangled when embedding into a package.

-         
Demand that media-types be
specified whenever possible (WMF is surely possible)

 

Best regards, 

 

Wouter van Vugt

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