Re: reading MS word files
On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 05:52:39PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
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> On 10/30/06 12:51, Douglas Tutty wrote:
> > I understand that to __edit__ MS word files, the only fully functional
> > option is OpenOffice.
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> > However, to just read properly .doc files that people email me thinking
> > that its the only format around, what works? I need not just the text
> > but collumns, tables, images, the works.
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> > Is there a way to convert them to PS and view with gv?
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> Which DE (or WM) do you use? AbiWord and/or KWord also work,
> depending on the complexity of the documents.
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I've been using icewm. I've tried AbiWord but found that it couldn't
handle some of the documents I've been sent (mashed columns, no images
referenced in the email, etc).
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