Re: Docs To Go and Abiword

I have experienced the same behavior with Open Office as well, although I
haven't tried it with AbiWord yet. I would prefer to use rtf as my default
format because of the (expected) portability. However, in order for them to
sync properly with doc to go I have to open them in WordPad or Word first
and resave them. This does not happen with rtf files created in Word or
WordPad but does with Open Office and it happens regardless of the platform
I create the files on (Windows or Linux) only the application.

I have not experienced the issue when saving the files as .docs (which led
me to assume the implementations of the proprietary format are more
"standard").

I will test on AbiWord. Also too, there are at least two rtf options listed
(rtf and rtf for old apps) does it make a difference which one is used when
saving the file?

Shannon T. Baker

>From: Martin Sevior <msevior@physics.unimelb.edu.au>
>Reply-To: msevior@physics.unimelb.edu.au
>To: Stefan Malte Schumacher <stefanmalte@gmail.com>
>CC: abiword-user@abisource.com
>Subject: Re: Docs To Go and Abiword
>Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:19:57 +1100
>
>
>On Thu, 2004-11-11 at 04:00 +0100, Stefan Malte Schumacher wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I have bought a new toy, a Tungsten E which I plan to use as
> > mini-laptop for word processing (with a keyboard). I am using Doc
to
> > Go to synchronize the files on my handheld with the ones on my pc
and
> > there begins the problems : DTG refuses to accept any files saved
or
> > edited by abiword. I have tried to use Rtf, old Rtf and Microsoft
Word
> > as Options under Save-As and DTG just refuses to accept the file.
When
> > I open a nonworking file with Wordpad and save it, DTG accepts it
> > without any errors.
> >
> > This indicates - IMHO - that there is a difference between rfts
saved
> > by Abiword and rtfs saved by Wordpad. Is this the case and if yes
how
> > can this be fixed so I can edit my synchronized documents with
abiword
> > ? Are there other explanations for the problem ?
> >
>
>Hi Stefan,
> As far as we can tell our RTF is very, very compliant. All
>sorts of weird programs read our RTF fine (even WordPad!). I suggest you
>contact the DTG people and ask them why the software you paid good money
>for does not read perfectly compliant RTF's.
>
>They have a bug and should fix it.
>
>BTW AbiWord has been directly downloaded by over 3 million people and is
>the number 1 choice returned on a google search for "Word
Processor" so
>it's not like we're
>a really obscure creator of RTF's.
>
>Cheers
>
>Martin
>
> > Bye
> > Stefan
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>Martin Sevior <msevior@physics.unimelb.edu.au>
>University of Melbourne
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