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Support .ods format for spreadsheets

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
52/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
java
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start by locating the translation utilities that handle .xls and .xlsx files, then inspect their existing tests and format-selection logic. Add coverage for the ISO/IEC 26300 .ods format; done means spreadsheet translation accepts .ods alongside the currently supported formats.

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Description

wontfix

The translation utilities currently support .xls and .xlsx but does not support the ISO/IEC 26300 OpenDocument .ods format.

Dominant language
Java
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Forks
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Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
8

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