On Thu June 8 2006 04:33, Art Blackwell wrote: > What ever happened to implementing the ability of the Writer > program to be able to read Micro$haft READER ( .lit ) files? > > I saw the 32385 issue that was dated some time ago, and noted > that there was no progress. > > I searched and didn't turn up anything else. > > Yes, I know about C-lit ( no funnies please ) and the steps you > need to implement it. > > I am working on a project implementing making computers easier to > use for the DIFFERENTLY-ABLED and being able to READ would make > their lives easier. > > The goal: Make setting up a system as easy as inserting ONE CD > and making it as CHEAPLY as possible ( Like FREE ). NO M$ needed > for ANYTHING. > > I am looking at simplifying the interface for the NON computer > literate, and it would simplify things to make the ability to > read .lit files a part of Open Office. > > The fact that LINUX Distros bundle in Open Office simplifies the > task enormously, but they don't bundle in C-lit AFAIK.( I have > worked with DEBIAN lately, along with gentoo and Knoppix at an > earlier time ).. > > This would take away ANOTHER M$ monopoly too, as many FREE > e-books still come only in .lit format.
As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that: On Thu June 8 2006 07:09, Adrian Try wrote: > > I'm not familiar with the issue you mentioned, but I know a little bit > about lit files. > > Lit is a Microsoft format, and they certainly don't make it easy for anyone > to implement. They like it that way. > > And more than that - many (most?) lit files are DRM'ed to limit copying > them. Cracking the DRM to convert the file is illegal. The only program I > know of that can do it is c-lit, and c-lit has received a lot of trouble > because of it. > > I'm not sure whether anyone other than Microsoft will ever be able to have > a legal lit reader. For that reason, I avoid the format and don't recommend > it to others. > Please reply to [email protected] only. -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
