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List:       koffice
Subject:    Re: Fwd: formulas in kword!
From:       David Faure <dfaure () klaralvdalens-datakonsult ! se>
Date:       2003-05-06 8:59:46
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On Monday 05 May 2003 18:35, vailima@chilitech.net wrote:
> Mr. Faure;
> 
> Just read your posting, and perhaps this may be of some help, perhaps late but still, and hopefully of \
> some help. 
> 
> From the sound of it, it appears that you've lost some files; i.e., can't be read by the current OS or \
> word processing files which came with it. While new to the world of LINUX but one with long experience \
> in the worlf of MS/DOS and Windows, you might want to consider employing the following: 
> If you are using a specific word processor type (spread sheets and the like are also included in this \
> suggestion) after you save the given work, re-save it in ASCII (aka the "text" format). Use the same \
> name but save it in *.txt. If and for any reason you change, for example, word processors, at this \
> point in time I'm not aware of any (LINUX or MS based) word processors which will not ul an ASCII file. \
> The same applies of spread sheets; know of any spread sheets which will not ul CSV (Coma Seperated \
> Values) spread sheet files?  
> As for you're finding out that in LINUX, the newer file upgrades as offered along with a given new OS \
> upgrade will not read files generated by comparable software, identical software which is only one \
> version behind that which you;ve so recently upgraded to, this is not the first I've heard of this when \
> dealing with LINUX - and in that regard, and no matter how well intended, I for one do not fully trust \
> LINUX developers; keep in mind most LINUX programmers are "volunteers" as opposed to paid professionals \
> writing for MS based files. 
> Best of luck to you and hopefully this was of some help :-)

Very funny :)

I think you're confusing the users and the developers here...

- -- 
David Faure -- faure@kde.org, dfaure@klaralvdalens-datakonsult.se
Qt/KDE/KOffice developer
Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB, Platform-independent software solutions
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