Re: opening ascii files

From: Marc Maurer (j.m.maurer_at_student.utwente.nl)
Date: Thu Mar 11 2004 - 17:07:48 EST

  • Next message: Mark Richardson: "Re: opening ascii files"

    Do you happen to have the WordPerfect plugin installed? I just found out
    it claims it can open normal ascii files, when in fact it can not. If
    so, try unloading the WP plugin first (extra -> plugins), and then
    opening your ascii document.

    Marc

    Op do 11-03-2004, om 22:47 schreef Mark Richardson:
    > First, AbiWord 2.05 is excellent! It has solved a "line disappearing"
    > problem I'd had using version 2.03 when using Windows 2k but *not* when
    > using Windows XP (bug #6396?). Good work.
    >
    > Now I have a probably very simple question: Why do I get an "error
    > importing file" notice when opening text files that have ascii characters
    > inserted into the document from an ascii table? The document otherwise
    > opens flawlessly, but when I insert, say, a "paragraph" symbol when I'm
    > creating the file using a basic text editor, the file cannot later be
    > opened by AbiWord. Are not all ascii characters equally readable? Sorry
    > for the bonehead question.
    >
    > --Mark Richardson 

    -- 
Marc Maurer <j.m.maurer_at_student.utwente.nl>

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