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| Reply To: | [log in to unmask][log in to unmask], 15 Jan 2011 23:56:36 +0100612_iso-8859-1 Thanks, I'll give a second thought to that all. jem c. [log in to unmask]On 15.01.2011, at 22.54, Erik Richard Sørensen wrote: > Hello Jem... > > jem cabanes wrote: >> Thanks. >> That can be done --it has been done--, but for the purposes of a work >> group it's not practical --nor convenient. >> OTOH, either Filemaker Pro imports Access files or not, it's more than >> I can afford --$ 349,00--, especially considering that it would be >> useful for one single and limited purpose. > > Sorry I didn't see the OP to this thread, but as suggested [...]33_15Jan201123:56: [log in to unmask] |
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Thanks for the explanation, Knut.
jem c.
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On 18.01.2011, at 11.38, Knut S. Vikør wrote:
> Den 18. jan. 2011 kl. 01:10 skrev jem cabanes:
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>> On 17.01.2011, at 23.38, Geoffrey Heard wrote:
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>>>> and though the Mac version of OpenOffice has proved, finally, useless, NeoOffice does an excellent job.
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>>> Now that's odd since NeoOffice is simply a Maccerization of OO. It is supposed to be just front end on OO. Hence it tends to run a version point behind OO.
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>> It may be, but fact is that OO refused to help, and NO doest it beautifully.
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> Actually, NeoOffice is (as far as I know) programmed as Java, and must thus have a different programming basis than Mac OpenOffice.org. In any case, they have made some different choices than OO/Mac, consciously so, which allows them to work better in some situations.
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> For e.g. Arabic users, this gives it a distinct advantage in how it opens Windows files written in OpenType Arabic fonts (as TimesNewRoman, very common): Neither of them can handle Arabic OT fonts, but OpenOffice.org will just display the TNR Arabic characters, which then are unreadable until you change the font; while NeoOffice substitutes readable Geeza on display, while still saving the file as TNR (for later use on Windows), a distinct advantage.
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> Knut
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