RE: a nearly accessible word processor.

  • From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 12:30:31 -0500

The real disadvantage is that the rest of the world is using ms Word
document format, and it can't do a very good job (if at all) in
converting to/from MS Word format.

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Despite anyone's claims, I've read more than my sshare of articles
written by professional reviewers who say that no one does a really
great job of converting to/from MS Word document format.

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> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of david poehlman
> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 12:15 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: a nearly accessible word processor.
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> Why not?  If I can get away from microsoft and support=20
> something that is cross platform and would / could be=20
> accessible to jaws and is free I can't see any real=20
> disadvantages to using it.
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> Johnnie Apple Seed
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "TOM REID" <tom.reid2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 10:45 AM
> Subject: Re: a nearly accessible word processor.
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> why would you want yet another word processor?
> What might it do if it was accessible that the others don't?
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> Tom
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>   ----- Original Message -----=20
>   From: david poehlman
>   To: jfw users email list
>   Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 2:49 PM
>   Subject: a nearly accessible word processor.
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>   Hi all,
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>   I've got a word processor that is accessible with jaws=20
> except that it is
>   difficult to read and write in it the way you can with=20
> wordpad, notepad=20
> word
>   and word perfect versions that are supported by jaws.  If=20
> someone wants to
>   take a look at it to see if the obstacles can be over come,=20
> let me know=20
> and
>   I'll send it to you.  It's called abiword.
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>   Johnnie Apple Seed
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