Re: [Sheflug] Office FAQ

[Craig Andrews <nospam [at] fishbot.free-online.co.uk>]

Hi all.

I just checked out Abiword (I already installed it without noticing. The
wonder of RPM.) and it seems a very capable WP. If all anyone wants is a
small, fast, but workable WP, this is a good 'un. Seems to like .doc
format too. Only thing is no margin set up.

Also, Wp8 seems to like Office formats, and if you're already used to its
somewhat unorthodox methods, then use it. I think its possibly more
powerful than Word (try saying that on a MS mailing list)


Craig Andrews
craig@fishbot.free-online.co.uk

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On Mon, 22 May 2000, Foz wrote:

> On 22 May 00, at 18:11, José Luis Gómez Dans wrote:
> 
> > Hello all,
> > 
> > 	As the tile says, this *MUST* be a FAQ, but I can't for my life
> > remember the answer. Basically, I plan to install a Linux box for
> > someone who is forced to use Word documents (haven't got a clue about
> > the version. Presumably 97 that runs on NT?). I have limited HD space,
> > so I'd rather avoid installing StarOffice (which I think to be quite
> > useless, but that's a personal remark :D). I also have a CD with a copy
> > of Corel's WP 8 (which I like better, but that's because I only used
> > Wordperfect 5.1 in the Amiga :D), which is smaller and I think slightly
> > faster. Moreover, I have a number of dictionaries that came with it,
> > which would be useful in my scenario.
> > 
> > 	My only problem here is that I installed WP 8 a loooong time
> > ago, and I couldn't export files to word format (I seem to recall that
> > some library was missing or something like that). I know SO copes with
> > Word files fine, but what about the standard-cover disk version of WP
> > 8.0? Does anyone have any ideas?
> 
> 
> Right there *is* an option its on the SuSE 6.4 set - Abiword. Office 97 
> compatible, XML compatible :-). Oh and the total installation size once 
> uncompressed is 12Mb. It is my personal favorite. It also has the benefit 
> of *looking* like office 97 and acting ing the same way. VERY good for 
> newbies.
> 
> I hope it helps. (alternatively look at www.abisource.com)
> 
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