cbagger01
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Posted: Jan. 25 2005,06:33 |
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I am not casting a vote yet because I haven't used the 3 choices heavily enough to make an informed choice.
Can someone throw together an flwriter.dsl extension for tryouts? I gave away my old,old versions of DSL so I don't have a version handy to play with.
I like the look and interface of the pw + siag suite, but frequent crashes are more important problems than UI.
I wonder if there is a reason why the pw installation inside DSL crashes so much. I guess my point is that this is proven software that has been actively developed for years and I would guess that major bugs would have been fixed by now.
My suspicion is that there is a problem with either libraries or fonts that is causing the application to crash but I am not sure. I suppose in the end, the specific reason for failure is irrelevent because if it cannot be fixed by someone then it should be replaced.
My final thought is this:
Regardless of choosing TED, pw or flwriter, we should continue to include the "Antiword" conversion program inside DSL so that people can view MSWord documents without needing a larger program like Abiword or Open Office to act as a file viewer.
Even better, a simple GUI wrapper for the command line program would be great for the people who dislike the command prompt.
Also, the gv poscript viewer that is used for the "Print Preview" function in pw and siag is also a must-have and can also be used as a standalone application.
But I digress...
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