Re: .docx?

>>>> Can abiword open a .docx file? I've tried two files. One refuses to
>>>> open with an error and the other opens but no useful data is
>>>> displayed.
>>>
>>> What version of AbiWord are you using? I don't think 2.8.6 supports .docx
>>
>> I'm using abiword-3.0.0 on Gentoo.
>
> Have you tried googling the error message?
>
> I don't think AbiWord 3.0 is quite ready. If you go to the download section
> of abisource.com the download links point at 2.8.6 or 2.9.4. You have to
> click on the fileserver link and dig a little bit to get to 3.0.
>
> Does the .docx file open correctly in another,non-Microsoft word processor?
> If not, maybe the file is corrupt.

I have two new .docx files which were sent to me from different people
and they both open in 2.9.4 but the opened document is filled with
seemingly random characters. I can open a .doc just fine.

Can you recommend any programs to try on Linux besides openoffice/libreoffice?

- Grant
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Received on Sun Nov 17 18:15:53 2013