Ron Marriage wrote the following: > > Can't help with Star Office, but Corel Word Perfect seems to work fine I kinda guess that that problem is beyond help but I'm hoping that someone managed it without breaking a neuron. :) > within some limits that seem pretty much the same with other windows WP > programs conversion of MS Word. > I can save a file in Word97 and load it into Linux Corel WP without > problem. Sometimes the graphic layout isn't exactly right, but like I > said, about what other word processors do with them. Moving them back is > no problem. > If I do a file in Linux and save it as a Word 6/7 then it loads without > problem in MS word. > Problem arises if I save a file in Word97 as a word 6 file. Linux WP then > says it is unable to convert the file. I expect the double conversion from > 97 to 6 and then back to WP just isn't there. > I can import text files and save them as Word files and they load fine. > I can also save them as AMI Word files and they load in Lotus fine. Hmmm. I was converting from ASCII Text -> Word 6/7 and it told me to bugger the hell off. Personally I don't see what the problem is. When loaded it'd filter the document so that it's represented in it's own internal format and then, on save, it'd take that format and convert it to Word 6/7 in this case. By that logic the format of the incoming file should be irrelevant. Wonder what in gods name they did... > Applixware is a commercial program and I don't think you can get it free. > Sorry. That'd be silly of them. After this experience I'm even less inclined to try AFTER I buy... At least that's my experience so far. > I'm using the free download, which I registered, and will most likely > upgrade to get the other fonts and such later. I like the free download, > had I not had the opportunity to see that it would work for me, I probably > wouldn't have purchased it untried. Now I look forward to the other > goodies to play with. What I was hoping to do was check them out, see if I liked them enough and then buy if so. They're pretty cheap. But so far the experience has been rather negative. :/ Can't wait for an OS word processor... Thanks for the reply btw. -- CaT ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) URL: http://www.zip.com.au/dev/null There was farting in the air that night, It lit so bright, Fernando...
