From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 8 15:16:10 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF1D3106567C for ; Tue, 8 Jun 2010 15:16:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sterling@camdensoftware.com) Received: from wh2.interactivevillages.com (wh2.interactivevillages.com [75.125.250.34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6397D8FC24 for ; Tue, 8 Jun 2010 15:16:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 174-21-99-21.tukw.qwest.net ([174.21.99.21] helo=_HOSTNAME_) by wh2.interactivevillages.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OM0Pr-0006IN-3W for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:08:36 -0700 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:16:03 -0700 Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 08:16:03 -0700 From: Chip Camden To: FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <20100608151603.GB32431@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD Questions References: <20100606203416.GF46089@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100607035650.GA29350@guilt.hydra> <20100607163456.GB2102@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Company: Camden Software Consulting URL: http://camdensoftware.com X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wh2.interactivevillages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - camdensoftware.com Subject: Re: office apps X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:16:11 -0000 On Jun 07 2010 22:12, Chris Hill wrote: > On Mon, 7 Jun 2010, Chip Camden wrote: > > >[...] I do have clients who send me Word docs, and one who requires that > >I send them specs in Word format. For that, I guess I'm stuck using > >some behemoth office tool, if only for converting from a different > >format. I'm currently doing that work on a Windows workstation, but I'd > >like to limit my involvement with Windows to only developing for it when > >I must. > > I have clients like that too. What I've done - only once or twice, and > really just to be a dick - is to do my writeup in ASCII text, then `mv foo > foo.doc`. There, it's in word format! And Word really can open the file, > so... > That's great -- I'll have to remember that one. -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | camdensoftware.com | chipstips.com | chipsquips.com