From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.44.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D70713FC99 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2002 12:22:48 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [199.183.24.239]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g0BHMmW27996 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2002 12:22:48 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.8.7) id g0BHMm830469 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Fri, 11 Jan 2002 12:22:48 -0500 Received: from mielke.cc (root@wsp233033wss.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com [24.157.76.7]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.8.7) with ESMTP id g0BHMld30462 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2002 12:22:47 -0500 Received: from dave.private.mielke.cc (root@dave.private.mielke.cc [192.168.0.2]) by mielke.cc (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g0BHMkk26612 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2002 12:22:46 -0500 Received: from localhost (dave@localhost) by dave.private.mielke.cc (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA22060 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2002 12:21:15 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: dave.private.mielke.cc: dave owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 12:21:14 -0500 (EST) From: Dave Mielke To: Subject: Re: AFT -- Almost free text. In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: [quoted lines by Charles McCathieNevile on January 11, 2002, at 11:37] >The value of a richer format (Word, for those who have Word, HTML, for those >who have a browser, etc) is that it can include more information. For >example, borwsers can extract the headings from an HTML page and present a >"page outline" (word does a similar thing, and did it first) that should give >a good guide to where the important parts are - I haven't disputed any of these things. I'm simply questioning the value of the tool which began this thread, which, purportedly, just converts plain text into Word format. What is its value, since Word can already read a plain text file? -- Dave Mielke | 2213 Fox Crescent | I believe that the Bible is the Phone: 1-613-726-0014 | Ottawa, Ontario | Word of God. Please contact me EMail: dave@mielke.cc | Canada K2A 1H7 | if you're concerned about Hell.