RTF (Rich Text Format)

[P. Goodman--Koyaanisqatsi]

Robert F. Stockdale IV wrote:

> Hello everyone:    I just recently converted my wife's notebook (used 
> as a desktop) over to Suse 9.1. For her work they are all Windoze 
> users and sent her forms via email in rtf format. These forms need to 
> be edited and submitted back in rtf format. I've tried OpenOffice, 
> Kword Ted (which I had to compile and install) and Lyx. Nothing I've 
> tried loads the page correctly. Does anyone have experience editing M$ 
> rtf documents and saving them back as rtf. She needs these reports to 
> be done and I don't want her to tell me to put WinBlows XP (Xtra 
> Problems) back on it. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. 
> Thanks.
> Bob

Hi, Robert:

This won't help, but... I have the same problem on my Apple system ( 
yes, I have a Linux system also ), except a utility called MacLinkPlus 
Deluxe ( DataViz )is available for OS X. It converts various Windows to 
Apple files and vice versa; the conversions are not perfect and some 
information, such as page numbering, is sometimes lost. It seems that 
Apple RTF is somehow different than Windows RTF. In any event, I'm 
unaware of any such utility for Linux but you might check Dataviz. If M$ 
would only _try_ to provide translators for other file formats, we would 
have one less thing to dislike them for. Or maybe not if the resulting 
SW is of the same quality as their other products.

You may have to hold your nose and reinstall XP, perhaps creating a dual 
boot system.

pete


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