converting ms word files

2009-02-10 Thread Daniel Dalton
Hi, What's the best console tool (text-mode), to convert ms word files to plane text? catdoc, seems ok, works on most files, but looses a lot of formatting. antiword, seems quite good, but it doesn't work on every file... What are people using, any better suggestions? I have a script here ready

Re: Please brainstorm: Word-processor compatible with version control

2009-02-10 Thread Micha Feigin
On Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:41:36 -0600 "Stackpole, Chris" wrote: > > From: news [mailto:n...@ger.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Hendrik Boom > > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 12:59 PM > > Subject: Please brainstorm: Word-processor compatible with version > control > > > > I'd like a word processor compa

Re: converting ms word files

2009-02-10 Thread Ron Johnson
On 02/11/2009 01:22 AM, Daniel Dalton wrote: Hi, What's the best console tool (text-mode), to convert ms word files to plane text? catdoc, seems ok, works on most files, but looses a lot of formatting. Well, sure you lose formatting going from Word to text. Can you be more specific as to wha

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