Re: [JAWS-Users] Using JART to create and save documents in MS Word format

2012-03-06 Thread David Maynard

Is there a similar application for spreadsheets??

Dave Maynard
At Tuesday 3/6/2012, you wrote:
Have you had a look at Jarte actually? Jarte can handle embedded 
images as well as tables, footnotes and such. It may not have all 
the power and features of Microsoft Word but probably can handle 
many if not most of the features the average word processor user 
needs and maybe even more.


hth

Doris




At 02:21 AM 3/6/2012 -0500, you wrote:

It will provide a way to share and be somewhat free from Word.  Keep in
mind that Jart probably handles a small subset of the features and media
types / content supported by word.  My quick guess at such features
would be footnotes, endnotes, multiple columns, pictures, and embedded
spreadsheets, and possibly tables.  As long as you do not need to have
access to these features , they probably will not be modified as you
modify the surrounding text.  Obviously, you will not be able to add
such content.

*Don Marang*
Vinux Package Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org
http://www.vinuxproject.org/


On 3/5/2012 5:10 PM, Dujari, Prateek wrote:
 Hello.

 I am playing with JART and to my surprise I find that I can 
open, edit and view any MS word 2010, 2007 or 2003 document in it. 
Further I find I can save any of these MS Word files opened in 
JART after editing them in the Word 2003 .doc format. this seems 
incredible. Is this really true and does this give us freedom from 
MS Word and more importantly be able to share .doc files with 
others who have Office loaded on their computers while I don't?


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Re: [JAWS-Users] Using JART to create and save documents in MS Word format

2012-03-06 Thread Don Marang
Not lately. 


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On 3/6/2012 2:48 AM, Doris and Chris wrote:
 Have you had a look at Jarte actually? Jarte can handle embedded
 images as well as tables, footnotes and such. It may not have all the
 power and features of Microsoft Word but probably can handle many if
 not most of the features the average word processor user needs and
 maybe even more.

 hth

 Doris




 At 02:21 AM 3/6/2012 -0500, you wrote:
 It will provide a way to share and be somewhat free from Word.  Keep in
 mind that Jart probably handles a small subset of the features and media
 types / content supported by word.  My quick guess at such features
 would be footnotes, endnotes, multiple columns, pictures, and embedded
 spreadsheets, and possibly tables.  As long as you do not need to have
 access to these features , they probably will not be modified as you
 modify the surrounding text.  Obviously, you will not be able to add
 such content.

 *Don Marang*
 Vinux Package Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org
 http://www.vinuxproject.org/


 On 3/5/2012 5:10 PM, Dujari, Prateek wrote:
  Hello.
 
  I am playing with JART and to my surprise I find that I can open,
 edit and view any MS word 2010, 2007 or 2003 document in it. Further
 I find I can save any of these MS Word files opened in JART after
 editing them in the Word 2003 .doc format. this seems incredible. Is
 this really true and does this give us freedom from MS Word and more
 importantly be able to share .doc files with others who have Office
 loaded on their computers while I don't?
 
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[JAWS-Users] Using JART to create and save documents in MS Word format

2012-03-05 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello.

I am playing with JART and to my surprise I find that I can open, edit and view 
any MS word 2010, 2007 or 2003 document in it. Further I find I can save any of 
these MS Word files opened in JART after editing them in the Word 2003 .doc 
format. this seems incredible. Is this really true and does this give us 
freedom from MS Word and more importantly be able to share .doc files with 
others who have Office loaded on their computers while I don't?

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Re: [JAWS-Users] Using JART to create and save documents in MS Word format

2012-03-05 Thread Dan Rossi
I have found, that in a pinch, you can still use WordPad to read dot doc 
files.  There is a bunch of garbage at the top, but the rest of the text 
is found below that.



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Re: [JAWS-Users] Using JART to create and save documents in MS Word format

2012-03-05 Thread Don Marang
It will provide a way to share and be somewhat free from Word.  Keep in
mind that Jart probably handles a small subset of the features and media
types / content supported by word.  My quick guess at such features
would be footnotes, endnotes, multiple columns, pictures, and embedded
spreadsheets, and possibly tables.  As long as you do not need to have
access to these features , they probably will not be modified as you
modify the surrounding text.  Obviously, you will not be able to add
such content. 

*Don Marang*
Vinux Package Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org
http://www.vinuxproject.org/


On 3/5/2012 5:10 PM, Dujari, Prateek wrote:
 Hello.

 I am playing with JART and to my surprise I find that I can open, edit and 
 view any MS word 2010, 2007 or 2003 document in it. Further I find I can save 
 any of these MS Word files opened in JART after editing them in the Word 2003 
 .doc format. this seems incredible. Is this really true and does this give us 
 freedom from MS Word and more importantly be able to share .doc files with 
 others who have Office loaded on their computers while I don't?

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Re: [JAWS-Users] Using JART to create and save documents in MS Word format

2012-03-05 Thread Doris and Chris
Have you had a look at Jarte actually? Jarte can handle embedded 
images as well as tables, footnotes and such. It may not have all the 
power and features of Microsoft Word but probably can handle many if 
not most of the features the average word processor user needs and 
maybe even more.


hth

Doris




At 02:21 AM 3/6/2012 -0500, you wrote:

It will provide a way to share and be somewhat free from Word.  Keep in
mind that Jart probably handles a small subset of the features and media
types / content supported by word.  My quick guess at such features
would be footnotes, endnotes, multiple columns, pictures, and embedded
spreadsheets, and possibly tables.  As long as you do not need to have
access to these features , they probably will not be modified as you
modify the surrounding text.  Obviously, you will not be able to add
such content.

*Don Marang*
Vinux Package Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org
http://www.vinuxproject.org/


On 3/5/2012 5:10 PM, Dujari, Prateek wrote:
 Hello.

 I am playing with JART and to my surprise I find that I can open, 
edit and view any MS word 2010, 2007 or 2003 document in it. 
Further I find I can save any of these MS Word files opened in JART 
after editing them in the Word 2003 .doc format. this seems 
incredible. Is this really true and does this give us freedom from 
MS Word and more importantly be able to share .doc files with 
others who have Office loaded on their computers while I don't?


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