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doc:en:copy_paste [2015/03/25 11:56]
rosmord [Format choice]
doc:en:copy_paste [2016/04/21 14:33]
srosmord [Format choice]
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 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).
  
-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.+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}}
  
  
-  * RTF : probably the most versatile choice for now. Works (almost) everywhere and give reasonable results, especially for hieroglyphs mixed with alphabetic text. Don't use for recent ​versions of Word for Mac((Recent versions of Word for Mac seems to understand only PDF and not the pictures I use for RTF (although they are Microsoft format))).+  * RTF : probably the most versatile choice for now. Works (almost) everywhere and give reasonable results, especially for hieroglyphs mixed with alphabetic text. Used to be problematic with some versions of Word on Mac, but has recently ​(2016improved.
   * PDF : currently the most acurate choice. As far as I know, only Mac OS X supports PDF cut and paste, and few softwares understand it. For instance, Word 2004 doesn'​t. Word 2008 does, however. Textedit has the bad idea of accepting the PDF cut and paste, but transforming the result into a bitmap.   * PDF : currently the most acurate choice. As far as I know, only Mac OS X supports PDF cut and paste, and few softwares understand it. For instance, Word 2004 doesn'​t. Word 2008 does, however. Textedit has the bad idea of accepting the PDF cut and paste, but transforming the result into a bitmap.
   * bitmap : gives a (currently) low resolution bitmap, suitable for web pages for instance.   * bitmap : gives a (currently) low resolution bitmap, suitable for web pages for instance.
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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.
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