On 20 May 2011, at 00:14, Alan Pope wrote: > On 20 May 2011 00:01, Daniel Case <danielcas...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> I'm a web designer and host, and I often get clients email with .doc, >> .ppx and even .docx nowadays.... the question is, what should I be >> doing about these people? > > Install an app that is capable of opening the files such as OpenOffice > or LibreOffice, read their files without complaining, do their work > and take their money. They're not asking you for advice on what > software to run or file formats to use, they're asking you to deliver > a service. > > You can of course 'push' open formats where appropriate, but don't let > it get in the way of paying your rent and feeding yourself. > > Al. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Hi Daniel, Other than the suggestion of Al's, have you thought about using Google Documents? The quick test I just did (albeit it was just 9 or 10 lines of random text), and it worked fine Thanks and Regards, Liam Gallear liam.gall...@gmail.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
