On 06/16/2010 05:11 PM, NoOp wrote:
> On 06/16/2010 01:40 PM, Vic Dura wrote:
>> On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:30:43 +0200, Claus Fuetterer
>> <[email protected]> wrote Re [users] NIGHTMARE!!!:
>> 
>>>Best, Dr. Claus Fütterer, Leipzig, Germany
>>>
>>>PS: I attached you the form, try it!!!
>> 
>> Dr. Futterer,
>> 
>> Using OO v3.2 on WinXPpro also has problems with the application.  I
>> also tried using MS Office '97 and could not properly fill it out.
>> Apparently whoever designed the form used complex features only found
>> in a more recent version of MS Office,  thus requiring that an
>> applicant use that version of MS Office.
> ...
> 
> Actually, I tested with MSWord97, MSWord2002, and MSWord2007[1], and
> *none* of them work to properly fill out the "form". *None* of the check
> boxes work, nor do *any* of the form fields.
> 
> On the other hand, if I use OpenOffice.org[2], *all* of the checkboxes
> work, and *all* of the form fields work (albeit via the popup input
> field box [3]). So I'm a bit at a loss as to what Dr. Fütterer is
> referring to.
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Dr. Fütterer replies off-list:

> Hello,
> 
> I am sorry for my rude reaction! please understand, it really drove me  
> crazy especially because of the deadline which I wasn't able to keep  
> as I had to fight with the form for hours). Due to IP reasons I cannot  
> send you the filled out form to demonstrate the problems, but I will  
> check it with MS-Word (as a linux addicted;-) I don't have windows so  
> I can't check it by myself) and write the author of the form an  
> adequate note.
> 
> By the way, I use ooffice for my biophysics lecture and its working  
> fine (except embedding movies), especially the formula editor is  
> excellent!
> 
> All the Best and sorry again, Claus Fütterer


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