Re: Docs To Go and Abiword

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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