Interestingly enough, ever since at least Windows 95 we (they) have been able to select "Print to file" in the printer dialog, and this would generate a PostScript file. I have absolutely no idea why this feature never received any attention, especially since PDF is essentially compressed PS with some bells and whistles.
This does not count in Windows's favour, by the way. They never advertised this feature, and for all I know it may have been left in there by some cheeky programmer for fellow geeks to find. PostScript also never had its file type associated with anything meaningful, and while Linux users open PostScript files with the same ease as they open PDF files, most Windows users don't even know what PostScript is, except for the odd self-proclaimed expert who feels certain it's got something to do with printers. On 23 January 2013 19:47, David M. Gullever <[email protected]> wrote: > Such nifty features were available in the public domain long, long, long > before office 2007. Such nifty features are also available for earlier > versions of MS office. > > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of > Jake Markhus > Sent: 23 January 2013 21:37 > To: 'Uganda Linux User Group' > Subject: Re: [LUG] Engineer in the Diaspora wants to return home > > He CURRENTLY works for Microsoft thus is using recent version of Office > (2013) which I do. > Still, when sending CVs and business proposals, I use a nifty feature that > has been on Word since Word 2007 > that allows me to save to pdf. > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of > Benjamin Tayehanpour > Sent: Wednesday, 23 January 2013 21:22 > To: [email protected]; Uganda Linux User Group > Subject: Re: [LUG] Engineer in the Diaspora wants to return home > > Thank you, I didn't even consider the Office 2003 issue. That makes it > doubly senseless, and it also shows how important it is to use a portable > document format. Such as, oh, I don't know... Portable Document Format? :) > > It is marginally more understandable if you are applying for a job not > pertaining to computers at all, even though I do feel that everything worth > doing is worth doing well---that is, if you've found your way to a computer > to write a CV you should go all the way to make sure you not making any > mistakes. But when applying for an IT job? Were I the manager at a > workplace > with such a person present, I wouldn't allow that person to touch a > keyboard > in my presence. Where there is one flaw of judgement there are quite often > more to come. > > Note that I am not commenting on this particular CV in general. I haven't > even read it yet, and for all I know he made an honest mistake and didn't > mean to send it in DOCX. I will give him the benefit of the doubt. > On 23 January 2013 19:05, David M. Gullever <[email protected]> wrote: > A persons accent, skin colo(u)r - we are part of the commonwealth ladies & > gentlemen - or culture says nothing about abilities. An application in docx > format DOES !!! It makes even less sense in Uganda as most windows users > are > using office 2003 and can't read docx. > > DMG > > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of > sanga collins > Sent: 23 January 2013 20:52 > To: Uganda Linux User Group > Subject: Re: [LUG] Engineer in the Diaspora wants to return home > > Thats a shame. I liken that to disqualifying an applicant based on his/her > accent, skin color or culture. In the states all job search websites expect > uploads in .doc format so naturally majority of job seekers have resume in > .doc format. It has nothing to do with actual computer skills. Even my > resume is in .doc format and that didn't prevent me from getting the > position I currently have. > > On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Benjamin Tayehanpour > <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd disqualify any applicant from any serious IT assignments if he or she > submitted a curriculum vitæ in the DOCX format. Much more so if it was > written in LibreOffice but actually exported to the bloody format. > > CVs are documents intended for viewing only on the recipient end; ergo, PDF > is the appropriate format, unless otherwise stated of course. > > On 23 January 2013 18:08, Peter C. Ndikuwera <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, LibreOffice does write DOCX, so give him the benefit of the doubt. > LOL. > > P. > > -- > Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable events > occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is given > credit. > > On 23 January 2013 19:49, David M. Gullever <[email protected]> wrote: > This is a LINUX forum and he is using docx = has the guy never herd of PDF. > > DMG > > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of > Noel Rwamatsika > Sent: 23 January 2013 19:01 > To: Uganda Linux User Group > Subject: [LUG] Engineer in the Diaspora wants to return home > > > hello all, > > kindly find cv attached. > > Can you place him somewhere? > > regards, > > Noel > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). 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