Re: [newbie] Word doc reader in linux?
On Thursday 29 March 2001 11:25, Jennifer Davis wrote: Yes, I used abi to read and edit word files. One feature it lacks that I do miss are the styles. If you are merely reading, it should not be a And it seems to not have tables, either. For what it's worth, I read my resume, which I originally created in Star Office format, exported to Word 97 .doc format, into abiword as well as the newest koffice / kword I built from cvs last night. Abiword reads it IMHO better than does kword, even though it doesn't have tables (it centers the table information on mutilple lines.) Abiword is a bit old as well; it was built from a ximian Gnome install I did a few months back and I haven't updated yet. Kword lost the tables entirely (they are pretty simple, just a two-element table with company centered in one half of the table and the dates centered in the other half. Kword shows part of the table at the top of the document, then 0's followed by white space where the tables should go in the document. Not only that, but the bullet list on the second page was obliterated into one line of gibberish. Jennifer Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- David E. Fox Thanks for letting me [EMAIL PROTECTED]change magnetic patterns [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. ---
RE: [newbie] Word doc reader in linux?
Do you run X? In that case just open the file with Staroffice (download free from http://www.sun.com ) C. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens michael Verzonden: donderdag 29 maart 2001 19:42 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: [newbie] Word doc reader in linux? I am trying to read a .doc file. In mc, I hit f3 and get : Error /tmp/mcextUXczIm: word2x: command not found then Empty output from child filter Any idea how to do this in linux? -- -m-
RE: [newbie] Word doc reader in linux?
You will find that abiword, which comes with 7.1 and 7.2 is pretty good too. A 99MB download of Star Office may be too much for some computers Jennifer Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Claudio wrote: Do you run X? In that case just open the file with Staroffice (download free from http://www.sun.com ) C. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens michael Verzonden: donderdag 29 maart 2001 19:42 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: [newbie] Word doc reader in linux? I am trying to read a .doc file. In mc, I hit f3 and get : Error /tmp/mcextUXczIm: word2x: command not found then Empty output from child filter Any idea how to do this in linux? -- -m-
RE: [newbie] Word doc reader in linux?
or try wine which will let you open word in linux ( not sure if it works with word2000 completely but I heard you can do it this way) On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Claudio wrote: Do you run X? In that case just open the file with Staroffice (download free from http://www.sun.com ) C. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens michael Verzonden: donderdag 29 maart 2001 19:42 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: [newbie] Word doc reader in linux? I am trying to read a .doc file. In mc, I hit f3 and get : Error /tmp/mcextUXczIm: word2x: command not found then Empty output from child filter Any idea how to do this in linux? -- -m-
RE: [newbie] Word doc reader in linux?
Does abi read word files? C. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens Jennifer Davis Verzonden: donderdag 29 maart 2001 20:29 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: RE: [newbie] Word doc reader in linux? You will find that abiword, which comes with 7.1 and 7.2 is pretty good too. A 99MB download of Star Office may be too much for some computers Jennifer Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Claudio wrote: Do you run X? In that case just open the file with Staroffice (download free from http://www.sun.com ) C. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens michael Verzonden: donderdag 29 maart 2001 19:42 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: [newbie] Word doc reader in linux? I am trying to read a .doc file. In mc, I hit f3 and get : Error /tmp/mcextUXczIm: word2x: command not found then Empty output from child filter Any idea how to do this in linux? -- -m-
RE: [newbie] Word doc reader in linux?
Yes, I used abi to read and edit word files. One feature it lacks that I do miss are the styles. If you are merely reading, it should not be a concern. Jennifer Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Claudio wrote: Does abi read word files? C. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens Jennifer Davis Verzonden: donderdag 29 maart 2001 20:29 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: RE: [newbie] Word doc reader in linux? You will find that abiword, which comes with 7.1 and 7.2 is pretty good too. A 99MB download of Star Office may be too much for some computers Jennifer Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Claudio wrote: Do you run X? In that case just open the file with Staroffice (download free from http://www.sun.com ) C. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens michael Verzonden: donderdag 29 maart 2001 19:42 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: [newbie] Word doc reader in linux? I am trying to read a .doc file. In mc, I hit f3 and get : Error /tmp/mcextUXczIm: word2x: command not found then Empty output from child filter Any idea how to do this in linux? -- -m-
Re: [newbie] Word doc reader in linux?
I am not sure what your goal is, but StarOffice is able to read just about all M$ Word documents. KOffice is also able to read M$ Word documents. Eric On Thursday 29 March 2001 10:41, you wrote: I am trying to read a .doc file. In mc, I hit f3 and get : Error /tmp/mcextUXczIm: word2x: command not found then Empty output from child filter Any idea how to do this in linux?
RE: [newbie] Word doc reader in linux?
You may still be able to get the CD from http://www.lsl.com. I believe it goes for $1.89. Barry :-) On Thu, 29 March 2001, Jennifer Davis wrote: You will find that abiword, which comes with 7.1 and 7.2 is pretty good too. A 99MB download of Star Office may be too much for some computers Jennifer Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Claudio wrote: Do you run X? In that case just open the file with Staroffice (download free from http://www.sun.com ) C. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens michael Verzonden: donderdag 29 maart 2001 19:42 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: [newbie] Word doc reader in linux? I am trying to read a .doc file. In mc, I hit f3 and get : Error /tmp/mcextUXczIm: word2x: command not found then Empty output from child filter Any idea how to do this in linux? -- -m- Surfree.com - nationwide internet access http://www.surfree.com
Re: [newbie] Word doc reader in linux?
On Thursday 29 March 2001 12:04 pm, you purportedly scrawled: You may still be able to get the CD from http://www.lsl.com. I believe it goes for $1.89. Barry :-) Thanx Barry! I also ordered some other stuff- they're kinda like cheapbytes but easier to type-[:-)