Re: Export Word -> save as RTF .doc?


Subject: Re: Export Word -> save as RTF .doc?
From: Alan (horkana@tcd.ie)
Date: Mon Apr 30 2001 - 04:33:10 CDT


Jesper

Im certain i suggested this previously but it was decided that Abiword
was going to do it the right way or not at all, i think its Dom's call
really.

Perhaps it would be appropriate to add this information and an
explaination to the help documentation (sorry, but im not volunteering)

Later
Alan

Jesper Skov wrote:
>
> Uh, why is it that we don't as a temporary measue, make the Word
> export type save RTF formatted document as .doc and let the Word
> importer recognize this as well?
>
> IMO it'll be better to document that this is what happens, rather than
> document how people can get a working Word document by exporting as
> RTF and do the renaming themselves.
>
> Jesper



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