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[navi]

1-He opened the door in such as way that everybody should see what was going on inside the room.
2-He opened the door in such as way so as to allow everybody to see what was going on inside the room.

Do these sentences mean:
a-The act of opening the door was done with the intention of showing everybody what was going on inside the room
b-He chose a manner of opening the door which would permit everybody to see what was going on inside the room. (Maybe he had to open the door anyhow, but he could have been discreet).

[asterix]

I would say, because of the use of should, that it means he deliberately opened the door so that everyone was able to see inside the room.

In sentence 2. You do not need so or you can keep so and omit in such a way or you can write, He opened the door to allow...

[navi]

Thanks again Asterix,
But I have the same problem here.
It is clear that he intended to let everybody see what was going on in the room. But don't the sentences mean that it was the manner in which he opened the door that permitted everyone to see what was going on in the room? He deliberately chose a way of opening the door that would allow everyone to see what was going on inside the room.

Do the sentences work in this context:
He could have opened the door discreetly but...
1-He opened the door in such as way that everybody should see what was going on inside the room.
2-He opened the door in such a way as to allow everybody to see what was going on inside the room.