In South Korea, the official document standards adopted by the government are ODF and OWPML. However, in practice, the widely used document format in the academic & public sector is the proprietary HWP format developed by Hancom(한글과 컴퓨터)
In this talk, I will introduce the structure and background of the HWP file format, and also present HWPX an XML-based open specification aligned with OWPML.
I will introduce a LibreOffice extension that allows reading both HWP and HWPX files (https://extensions.libreoffice.org/en/extensions/show/27504)
Additionally, I will discuss issues related to form documents (used in Korean administrative processes), and share examples of compatibility problems when editing or exporting forms with LibreOffice.
Finally, I will share several real-world cases where LibreOffice shows incomplete or problematic support for Korean environments, and share specific requirements for future development.