[aklug] Re: View docx files

Quoting jonr@destar.net:

> Quoting barsalou <barjunk@attglobal.net>:
>
>> I'm looking for alternate ways to view docx files on my Linux laptop.
>> OpenOffice opens them just fine, but because the laptop I'm using is
>> memory starved, it tends to take a little while.
>>
>> I've googled around a bit and have found some references to conversion
>> sites and of course, links to OpenOffice.
>>
>> Has anyone ran across a way to just view docx files without the entire
>> overhead of OpenOffice?
> Have you looked at Abiword or Antiword?
>
> Jon

antiword didn't open the docx style file, abiword did open it, but the
numbering of paragraphs got lost. Didn't matter in this case, but
just wanted folks to be aware.

I'm going to try and find one of those firefox add ons, and see what
that might offer.

Mike B.

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Received on Sat Sep 4 19:26:29 2010