Re: How to convert plain ASCII text file to RTF?

From: Mark South (marksouth_at_null.invalid)
Date: 12/31/04


Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 17:57:44 +0100

On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 00:43:00 +1100, Bill Laird wrote:

> Kword works for me. Word docs to/ from windoze. Else send text
> file or copy/ paste into email.
>
> Open Office may also export to word - imports word stuffs OK...

As others have said, OpenOffice, Abiword (now part of Gnome Office), will
do the job just as will Kword.

> Koffice best (only?) reason to install kde!

Kword runs just fine under Gnome, I just ran it up to check.

> de Bill VK2BLA
> FreeBSD 5.1
> 'The road less travelled'

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-- 
Mark South: World Citizen, Net Denizen


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