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Old 04-17-2004
Reading files on different platforms
How can I read a file that is created in linux wordprocessor on a winxp platform and vice versa without losing the original format fo the document. Do I need an emulator of some sort to be able to do this? Secondly, Im trying to do a screen shot or a screen dump in linux wordprocessor but I cant seem to get it done. Any suggestions. Im running linux 9 and win xp

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Old 04-17-2004
well there is no linux 9, however your question dosnt really depend too much on which distro you are using. so, your best bet would be to use a linux word processor that can read and write in windows word perfect file formats. to get a screen shot you should use a program like gimp, or use a command line tool like import to grab a shot of your screen.
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Old 04-18-2004
Sorry about that 9 distro..just got a little bit frustrated trying to get the screen shots. Thanks for your comments, i will have a look into that gimp.
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