Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 22:28:04 -0600 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: office apps Message-ID: <20100608042804.GB33797@guilt.hydra> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1006072202410.39898@tripel.monochrome.org> References: <20100606203416.GF46089@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100607035650.GA29350@guilt.hydra> <20100607163456.GB2102@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1006072202410.39898@tripel.monochrome.org>
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--NMuMz9nt05w80d4+ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Jun 07, 2010 at 10:12:44PM -0400, Chris Hill wrote: > On Mon, 7 Jun 2010, Chip Camden wrote: >=20 > >[...] I do have clients who send me Word docs, and one who requires that= =20 > >I send them specs in Word format. For that, I guess I'm stuck using=20 > >some behemoth office tool, if only for converting from a different=20 > >format. I'm currently doing that work on a Windows workstation, but I'd= =20 > >like to limit my involvement with Windows to only developing for it when= =20 > >I must. >=20 > I have clients like that too. What I've done - only once or twice, and=20 > really just to be a dick - is to do my writeup in ASCII text, then `mv fo= o=20 > foo.doc`. There, it's in word format! And Word really can open the file,= =20 > so... I've never had a client who wouldn't take either PDF or plain text. On the other hand, clients who prefer Word DOC(X) but will take plain text if they "must" have a tendency to immediately open it in Word, save as DOC(X), then send the friggin' thing back to me in that format after making some changes. I keep hoping the day will come when people who prefer MS Word are the rarity, rather than me being the odd man out. --=20 Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] --NMuMz9nt05w80d4+ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkwNxtQACgkQ9mn/Pj01uKXm5QCg5Xx+LlMtEuT7R/47n9Oqy/hF GhAAoJAm69C0zkhqjf5kDLZLw9SDRvbU =+/44 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --NMuMz9nt05w80d4+--
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