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A cut and paste involves two softwares : JSesh and your word processor (Word, Openoffice, etc.) | A cut and paste involves two softwares : JSesh and your word processor (Word, Openoffice, etc.) | ||
Now, JSesh will propose a number of different *formats* to your word processor, letting it pick the one it likes the most. To control what will be proposed by JSesh, you can use the Format Choice dialog (in the preferences). | Now, JSesh will propose a number of different *formats* to your word processor, letting it pick the one it likes the most. To control what will be proposed by JSesh, you can use the Format Choice dialog (in the preferences). | ||
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+ | I do most of my testing with **open office** and **libre office**. They are not perfect, but they tend to process pictures and unicode correctly, so I strongly encourage their use. Their files tend to be very portable from one computer to the other. No problem of different versions of the word processor there. | ||
{{ http://jsesh.qenherkhopeshef.org/files_jsesh/images/formatChoice.img_assist_custom.png |Format choice dialog}} | {{ http://jsesh.qenherkhopeshef.org/files_jsesh/images/formatChoice.img_assist_custom.png |Format choice dialog}} | ||
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For information specific to **your** word processor, see the chapter on [[word_processor_issues|word processor issues]] | For information specific to **your** word processor, see the chapter on [[word_processor_issues|word processor issues]] | ||
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===== Fine settings ===== | ===== Fine settings ===== | ||
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* the picture format must support comments, and I need to write the corresponding code. This is currently done only for EMF and PDF. | * the picture format must support comments, and I need to write the corresponding code. This is currently done only for EMF and PDF. | ||
- | * the word processor must accept the pasted picture "as is", and not modify it. Modifications usually suppress the comment. For instance, on a Mac, you can paste a PDF picture in MS/Word 2008. But Word | + | * the word processor must accept the pasted picture "as is", and not modify it. Modifications usually suppress the comment. For instance, on a Mac, you can paste a PDF picture in MS/Word 2008. But Word will (I guess) transform the picture into its own format, and lose the comment in the process. |
- | will (I guess) transform the picture into its own format, and lose the comment in the process. | + | |
All those explanations to tell you that this system won't function with all word processors... and especially not with MS/Word (at least not with Word 2008 on a mac). I'm sorry for that. | All those explanations to tell you that this system won't function with all word processors... and especially not with MS/Word (at least not with Word 2008 on a mac). I'm sorry for that. |