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From: AES on 7 Jun 2010 07:10 In article <yobtypg3xo4.fsf(a)panix3.panix.com>, BreadWithSpam(a)fractious.net wrote: > Once you've converted your docs, though, if you want a more basic > word processor than Pages, I encourage you to try out Bean. It's > small, light, quick and has most of the features one might want > in simple word processing. Here: <http://www.bean-osx.com/Bean.html> > It does not have the wysiwyg fonts menu you asked for - it's got > the fonts panel that folks are using more now. But it's a > great program. And it's free. Second the above. I converted to Bean seeking a more capable step up from TextEdit, not a simplifying step down from Pages, and I've never used AppleWorks in any way. But, that said, I've come to like Bean.
From: erilar on 7 Jun 2010 10:16 In article <huhj37$i2j$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Macdan2004 <macdan2004(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 2010-06-06 08:53:23 -0600, erilar <drache(a)chibardun.net.invalid> said: > > > OpenOffice and TextEdit both destroy my documents because they reject > > the fonts, apparently. I get garbage with both. > > Do you need to edit all your existing documents? Or are you just > keeping them for archival reasons? You could print them to PDF and > leave them in that state (non-editable, but readable with PREVIEW). What happens is that I go looking for something specific I know has to be hiding in a location I can figure out and discover it's in an old version AW has to convert to open. My filing "system" will fail if my memory ever does, but so far my approaching-vast collection of nested folders under sometimes strange headings continues to work for me. -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist http://www.mosaictelecom.com/~erilarlo
From: erilar on 7 Jun 2010 10:17 In article <huhhmg$7t7$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Macdan2004 <macdan2004(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 2010-06-06 12:34:01 -0600, erilar <drache(a)chibardun.net.invalid> said: > > > All I do with AW is word processing with an occasional graphic pasted in. > > TextEdit will do that. And it's already on your Mac. And free. I know. It also makes total garbage of any pre-existing documents formatted as anything. -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist http://www.mosaictelecom.com/~erilarlo
From: erilar on 7 Jun 2010 10:21 In article <1jjoqnp.tyhy6f5d68umN%mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com>, mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) wrote: > erilar <drache(a)chibardun.net.invalid> wrote: > > > Well, up through AW 6, I've always been able to open even truly ancient > > ClarisWorks files. > > Then you haven't tried to open CW 2 or older files from AW 6. The latter > won't open those and I've had to use an intermediate version or > MacLinkPlus to convert such files for several clients. That will probably happen to me sooner or later, but I went through every CW version along the way, so when I eventually get around to running through all the stuff on old media to see what I really want to save I can use a later CW. The computer that can access the old media still has the last CW. -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist http://www.mosaictelecom.com/~erilarlo
From: erilar on 7 Jun 2010 10:22
In article <vilain-80D457.17565406062010(a)news.individual.net>, Michael Vilain <vilain(a)NOspamcop.net> wrote: > In article > <drache-FDE79E.19074506062010(a)62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi>, > erilar <drache(a)chibardun.net.invalid> wrote: > > > In article <vilain-6382B9.14032306062010(a)news.individual.net>, > > Michael Vilain <vilain(a)NOspamcop.net> wrote: > > > > > My SWAG for this person is that they have way to many alias files in > > > their "Recent Items" folder. It's buried in the "Appleworks User Data" > > > folder under "Starting Points". Delete all those aliases to previously > > > edited documents and you'll probably run a lot faster. > > > > I do that regularly 8-) > > Then I guess you're screwed. Start looking for a free word processor > that reads ancient versions of ClarisWorks and Appleworks. And be sure > to let us know how it goes. After all the help I've been offered here, that's only fair 8-) -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist http://www.mosaictelecom.com/~erilarlo |