[Wylug-discuss] Linux on the desktop (was [Wylug-help] Fw: Re: Installing a speedtouch modem)

Timothy Baldwin T.E.Baldwin99 at members.leeds.ac.uk
Thu Nov 20 21:50:11 GMT 2003


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On Wednesday 19 November 2003 11:37 am, Nik Jewell wrote:

> I have also found in the past (though there may be improvements now)
> that OO could not be trusted to open a Word doc with complex formatting
> and preserve that formatting after editing it and returning it to its
> creator for further editing in Word..

It can be relied upon to convert Word frames into Textboxes, losing their
ability to auto-resize. (Import OK, export broken)

It also make rather a mess of importing Wordart, half the times I've tried the
import the poster for the "Time for unity against Blair" meeting [1] it
messed up the heading.

[1] Which lead to the formation of Leeds (Central) Socialist Alliance

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