Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 23:35:46 +0100 (CET) From: Haavard Vaagstoel <havardjv@gudmund.vgs.no> To: Random Liegh <random@random.static.greatland.net> Cc: Haavard Vaagstoel <havardjv@gudmund.vgs.no>, ML Duke <mlduke@concentric.net>, newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: vi & word documents Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9812162323010.791-100000@gealach.myst.no> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812161230200.1280-100000@random.static.greatland.net>
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On Wed, 16 Dec 1998, Random Liegh wrote: > My $0.02 ... > With the way word changes, I wouldn't count on *Any* program being able to > consistently read word files; so I've saved ML Duke's letter for future > reference. I use pico, and religiously avoid vi 'cos it's so arcane; but > on the other hand, reading any tips at all about it makes it less so, so > if ya care to share any other tips at any other time, ML Duke, please do. > btw--I installed mswordview from the packages...haven't tried it yet, > though. It seems to me that you're a bit quick to judge ;) I haven't tried the conversion utilities a lot, so I can't really claim that I know they work satisfactory. Indeed, considering the fact that we are talking about the MS Word format, I would doubt it. But try them, at least. Using vi seems (to me) like a waste of time if other methods work just as well... -- Haavard Vaagstoel <havardjv@gudmund.vgs.no> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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