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| - | ====== Word processor specific issues====== | + | ====== JSesh and Word processors ====== |
| - | Alas, alas, alas, copy/paste and graphic embedding are much more complex than they should be, due to a generalized lack of cooperation between the main actors of the domain. Thus we discuss here the issues related to specific word processors (and similar softwares). | + | A detailled chapter is devoted to how to use JSesh with various word processors. Here I will only make a small list, and give suggestions. |
| - | ===== Format choices for Mac applications ===== | + | * **Beware of WORD**. This is not Microsoft bashing, it's a simple constatation. JSesh exports its hieroglyphs as pictures, and word doesn't like them very much. To be honest, it depends on the version of Word. Recently (as of 2016), I had the pleasant surprise to see that RTF+EMF was now correctly handled by Word 2011 on the Mac. However, I have had many problems with Mac OS versions of Word. Word 2008 tended to mix the pictures. Signs would appear in unexpected parts of the document. Later versions of Word on the Mac seem to have dropped Microsoft's own versions of its own format. In the latest versions of Word, the picture formats supported by the Mac OS and Windows versions of Word **are not the same**. Which means the files are not portable. A random quote from an angry user on http://www.officeformachelp.com/ : "//It is true that Microsoft seems generally to be against anything that would make printing documents on win & mac compatible. In addition to this problem, on Win you must use .emf for vector graphics, while on Mac, pdf. Its only the 11th version of Office.//" |
| - | + | * LibreOffice, OpenOffice and Neooffice are good, and provide a reasonable compatibility with Word. They respect the pictures you give them, and don't modify them. LibreOffice has a nicer screen display. To be honest, I like the Word processing part, but the "slide" presentation system (Impress) is not really good. OpenOffice (and co) have the really nice advantage that everyone can have the same version of the software. | |
| - | As of today (april the 21th, 2016) | + | * Mac-Specific softwares like Mellel give good results, but have a hard time exporting their text to the rest of the world, especially when the said text contains pictures. So it depends on what you want to do with your texts. |
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| - | * Word 2011 for Mac started (at last) to accept copy/paste of RTF texts containing pictures (the "standard" way for JSesh to perform copy/paste), and it accepts now EMF format in them. PDF is no longer the "best" solution as PDF pictures tend to be badly cropped. | + | |
| - | * On word 2008, usable formats are RTF and PDF, PDF giving the best results. It seems that you can use "EMF" pictures in the RTF export. EMF gives much better results than Mac Pict. | + | |
| - | * On word 2004, only RTF is reasonable. It should be configured to use MacPict pictures | + | |
| - | * On Nissus and Mellel, one can use either PDF or RTF. As the PDF keeps its comments, it is possible to cut and paste to and from JSesh. For RTF, you need to use MacPict as output format. | + | |
| - | * On Openoffice/NeoOffice, PDF doesn't work yet, so one needs to use RTF. The suggested picture formats is EMF (with better graphical results). | + | |
| - | * for non-text oriented softwares (like Powerpoint or Keynotes) : use PDF. | + | |
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| - | ===== Format choices for Windows applications ===== | + | |
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| - | * for Word or Openoffice Writer : use RTF, with EMF as graphical format. You might also use EMF directly. | + | |
| - | * for non-text oriented softwares (like Powerpoint) : use EMF. | + | |
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| - | ===== Format choices for Linux applications===== | + | |
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| - | For OpenOffice et al. : use RTF, with EMF as graphical format. | + | |
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