Thanks for the reply. On Tuesday 31 March 2009, Dotan Cohen wrote: > > 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?
Here's what Help says: OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 OOO300m15 (Build:9379) > 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!). Lucky you ! > > >> 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. Yeah, too bad. -- The day is short, and the work is great, | Aharon Schkolnik and the laborers are lazy, and the reward | is great, and the Master of the house is | aschkol...@gmail.com impatient. - Ethics Of The Fathers Ch. 2 | 054 3344135
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