> Boy, I wish this were true. First, I have found that Open Office has a very > difficult time with mixed Hebrew and English. Second, I have found that a > mixed Hebrew/English document created with Open Office will get messed up > when viewed with MS Word. > > Have others had a different experience ? >
Yes, I have had no problems since OOo 2+. What versions of OOo have you been using? I do seem to remember that Hebrew text was indented incorrectly once, but I do not remember that affecting me in the recent past. I do not know if the issue was addressed or if I became indifferent to it. >> If you need to recieve and colaborate with MS Windows users, you have >> two options: >> >> 1) Buy MS Windows and MS Office and use them. I actually like >> Microsoft's office suit, but I hate their operating systems! > > I have both. I just don't want to have to boot into Windows to be able to do > what I need to do. > I see. It still might be your best option, though. I think that VMWare can boot an existing partition, but I've never tried it (no Windows, not even pirated!). >> 2) Convince your collaborators to use Open Office. This is suprisingly >> easy, many people are willing to get rid of MS Office. Although I >> personally prefer MS Office and use OOo out of necessity (Linux user), >> I find that most people prefer OOo for some reason, once they see it. >> Go figure. > > Sorry to say, not up to me. > I figured as much, but many people overlook this. Which is too bad, as most people are actually thankful for the suggestion. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
