Hello James - >Perhaps this argues for adoption of a non-.doc standard (like .rtf) that can be readily imported and rendered by M$Word, at least as an interim solution. Perhaps better M$Word compatibility will be forthcoming from Linux wordprocessors over the next year or two. For now, it's not really there and should not be treated as a standard.
I'm getting the impression you are not aware that even versions of MSWord are not compatible with other versions of MSWord? I wrote a resume (three actually) on MSWord v2.0 and took it to another machine with what I think was MSWord v5.0 and found I had to do minor editing. When they upgraded these machines to MSW v6.0 it would not even import MSW v2.0 anymore. Since that time I've read of similar problems with each new version of MSWord. The reason for Linux not being compatible is that it just isn't possible. At work we paid $99 to buy a third-party conversion program from Word Perfect and even then some documents were mangled. People really shouldn't 'play' at desktop publishing in a word processor and especially when writing a resume they intend to keep and use for any length of time. Many resumes get a bit too 'cute' and look like flyers for a circus that has come to town. :-\ Charles.Angelich "DOS Ghost" Tech Website : http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/ Music,Photos,Stories,etc. Website : http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/faf/ Default Browser HomePage : http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/homepage.asp To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
