Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 14:10:01 -0900 (AKST) From: Random Liegh <random@random.static.greatland.net> To: Haavard Vaagstoel <havardjv@gudmund.vgs.no> Cc: ML Duke <mlduke@concentric.net>, newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: vi & word documents Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812161407330.1387-100000@random.static.greatland.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9812162323010.791-100000@gealach.myst.no>
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On Wed, 16 Dec 1998, Haavard Vaagstoel wrote: > 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 [snipped irrelevancy] > 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... > I completely agree; my point is only that w/ the variance in word versions, and the frequency that it changes, you'll end up sooner or later with a document that a converter hasn't been written for. Then the vi tips will probably put you in good stead. :) > -- > Haavard Vaagstoel <havardjv@gudmund.vgs.no> -Random To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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